Viola stoloniflora




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.



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April 2011
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April 2011
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