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| March 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
| Family | Violaceae |
| Subfamily | Violoideae |
| Tribe | Violeae |
| Scientific name | Viola grypoceras A. Gray |
| Synonyms | Viola canina L. var. japonica Gingius; Viola coreana H. Boissieu; Viola grayi Franchet & Savatier var. candida H. Boissieu; Viola grypoceras A. Gray var. barbata W. Becker; Viola grypoceras A. Gray var. imberbis (A. Gray) Ohwi; Viola grypoceras A. Gray var. pubescens Nakai; Viola hideoi Nakai; Viola hideoi Nakai var. robustior Nakai; Viola leveillei H. Boissieu; Viola longipedunculata Franchet & Savatier; 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. candida (H. Boissieu) H. Léveillé; 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) tachi-tsubo-sumire (タチツボスミレ, 立壷菫 [meaning: electing inkpot viola]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan | |
| Habitat | Forest edge |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=20 |
| Description | Plants electing 5-20cm tall. Leaves 2-4cm long. Flowers pale purple petals 15-20mm across, spur 6-8mm long, flowering in February to May. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Viola grypoceras A. Gray var. grypoceras |
| Viola grypoceras A. Gray | |
| Skin lightening composition (US Patent 20060142382) | |
| A Composition for the treatment of oral lesions (WIPO Patent WO/2007/042932) |
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| March 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
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| April 2006 at edge of lowland forest |
April 2006 at edge of lowland forest |
April 2006 at edge of lowland forest |
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| April 2006 at edge of lowland forest |
April 2006 at edge of lowland forest |
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| May 2005 at high mountain |
April 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
April 2006 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
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| April 2006 at edge of lowland forest |
April 2006 at edge of lowland forest |
April 2006 at edge of lowland forest |
