Family | Violaceae |
Scientific name | Viola grypoceras A. Gray forma purpurellocalcarata (Makino) Hiyama ex F. Maekawa |
Synonyms | (Synonyms of Viola grypoceras A. Gray) Viola canina L. var. japonica Gingius; Viola coreana H. Boissieu; Viola grypoceras A. Gray var. barbata W. Becker; Viola grypoceras A. Gray var. imberbis (A. Gray) Ohwi; Viola hideoi Nakai; Viola hideoi Nakai var. robustior Nakai; Viola leveillei H. Boissieu; Viola longipedunculata Franch. & Sav.; Viola lucida Nakai; Viola sylvatica Fries ex Hartman var. imberbis A. Gray; Viola sylvestris Monnet de Lamarck; Viola sylvestris Monnet de Lamarck var. acaulis Miquel; Viola sylvestris Monnet de Lamarck var. grypoceras (A. Gray) Maximovicz; Viola sylvestris Monnet de Lamarck var. imberbis (A. Gray) Miquel; Viola sylvestris Monnet de Lamarck var. japonica (Gingius) Makino |
Common name | (Japanese common name) otome-sumire [young girls electing Inkpot viola] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) unknown | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=20 |
Description | Plants electing 6-20cm tall. Leaves 2-3.5cm long. Flowers white petals 12-15mm long, purple or pale purple spur 6-8mm long. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Viola grypoceras A. Gray var. grypoceras |
March 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |