Family | Violaceae |
Scientific Name | Viola stoloniflora Yokota & Higa |
Synonyms | none |
Common Name | (Japanese Common Name) orodzuru-sumire (オリヅルスミレ, 折鶴菫 [meaning: folded paper crane viola]) |
(English Common Name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Okinawa |
(Other Nations) none | |
Habitat | Forest mossy streamside |
Chromosomal number | 2n=22 |
Description | Flowers white, flowering in February to April (sometimes November to April). Leaves ca. 1cm wide. Evergreen. Prennial plants. |
Reference | Viola stoloniflora Yokota & Higa |
Viola stoloniflora (Violaceae), a new species from the Ryukyus | |
Note | Rare species |
Native plants extinction due to building of a dam for water. |
April 2011 at my home |
April 2011 at my home |
April 2011 at my home |