Family | Violaceae |
Subfamily | Violoideae |
Tribe | Violeae |
Scientific name | Viola maximowicziana Makino |
Synonyms | Viola maximowicziana Makino forma glabrescens Takenouchi ex Nakashima |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ko-miyama-sumire (コミヤマスミレ, 小深山菫 [meaning: small mountain viola]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (south of Fukushima Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu (north of Yakushima Island) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane dark wet forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=24 |
Description | Plants ca. 4-8cm tall. Leaves 2-4cm long, often variegated. Flowers white ca. 1-1.5cm across, flowering in April to May. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Viola maximowicziana Makino f. glabrescens Takenouchi ex Nakashima |
April 2010 at my home |
April 2010 at my home |
April 2010 at my home |