Family | Violaceae |
Scientific name | Viola japonica Langsdorff ex Gingius forma albida |
Synonyms | (Synonyms of Viola japonica Langsdorff ex Gingius) Viola concordifolia C. J. Wang var. hirtipedicellata Ching J. Wang; Viola crassicalcarata Ching J. Wang; Viola japonica Langsdorff ex Gingius forma variegata (Hatusima) F. Maekawa ex H. Hara; Viola japonica Langsdorff ex Gingius var. stenopetala Franchet ex H. Boissieu; Viola japonica Langsdorff ex Gingius var. variegata Hatusima; Viola metajaponica Nakai; Viola philippica Cavanilles subsp. malesica W. Becker |
Common name | (Japanese common name) shirobana tsukushi ko-sumire [white flower Tsukushi tiny viola (Tukushi = an old name of Fukuoka Prefecture)] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=48 |
Description | Leaves 2-8cm length. Flowers pale blue purple petals 1-1.5cm, spurs 6-8mm, flowering in March to May. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Viola japonica Langsd. ex Ging. |
Viola japonica Langsdorff ex Candolle |
March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |