Viola yedoensis




Family Violaceae
Scientific name Viola yedoensis Makino
Synonyms Viola alisoviana Kiss; Viola alisoviana Kiss forma candida (Kitagawa) Takenouchi; Viola chinensis G. Don forma alboviolacea Skvortsov; Viola chinensis G. Don forma anomala Skvortsov; Viola chinensis G. Don forma communis Skvortsov; Viola chinensis G. Don forma dissecta Skvortsov; Viola chinensis G. Don forma glabra Skvortsov; Viola philippica Cavanilles; Viola philippica Cavanilles forma candida (Kitagawa) Kitagawa; Viola philippica Cavanilles subsp. munda W. Becker; Viola patrinii Gingins var. chinensis Gingins; Viola tosaensis Nakai; Viola yedoensis Makino forma albescens Hiyama ex F.Maekawa; Viola yedoensis Makino forma candida Kitagawa
Common name (Japanese common name) noji-sumire [field roadside viola]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China, [Taiwan, Mongolia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, India]
Chromosomal number 2n=24, 48
Description Plants 4-8cm. Leaves 3-6cm length. Flowers purple ca. 1cm, flowering in March to May. Perrenial plants.
Reference Viola yedoensis Makino
Viola philippica Cavanilles
Note Viola yedoensis Makino var. pseudojaponica (Nakai) T. Hashimoto ex E. Hama & K. Nakai. (syn. Viola philippica Cavanilles var. pseudojaponica (Nakai) Y. S. Chen) occurs in southern or tropical area.



May 2007
at mountane forest edge
May 2007
at mountane forest edge