Viola grypoceras var. exilis




Family Violaceae
Subfamily Violoideae
Tribe Violeae
Scientific name Viola grypoceras A. Gray var. exilis (Miquel) Nakai
Synonyms Viola grypoceras A. Gray forma yakusimensis (Masamune) Sugimoto; Viola grypoceras A. Gray var. yakusimensis Masamune; Viola pruniflora Nakai; Viola sylvestris Lamarck forma c. exilis Miquel
Common name (Japanese common name) ko-tachi-tsubo-sumire (コタチツボスミレ, 小立壷菫 [meaning: amall electing Inkpot viola]), yakushima-tachi-tsubo-sumire (ヤクシマタチツボスミレ, 屋久島立壷菫 [meaning: Yakushima Island electing Inkpot viola])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kinki region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other Nations) Korea, Taiwan
Habitat Mountane forest edge.
Chromosomal number 2n=20
Description Plants electing ca. 5-10cm. Leaves ca. 1cm long. Flowers pale purple or white ca. 1.5cm across, flowering in March to May. Perennial plants.
Reference Viola grypoceras A. Gray var. exilis (Miq.) Nakai
Betrachtungen uber die Chromosomenzahlen von Viola, Violaceen und verwandten Familien
Note Some authors wrote that Viola grypoceras var. exilis should be a synonym of Viola grypoceras.



April 2008
at a Nursery
April 2008
at a Nursery