Section		Patellares (Boissier) Nakai --> Patellares (Boissier) Nakai (2020)
Scientific Name	Type species	Viola maximowicziana Makino : {Komiyama Sumire}Published in: B. M. T. 16: 128 (1902)
	Variety
	Form	Viola maximowicziana f. rubescens Makino : {Aka Komiyama Sumire} Published in: B. M. T. 26: 151 (1912) Viola maximowicziana f. glabrescens : {Usuge Komiyama Sumire}
	Synonym
	Origin	maximowicziana : It is originating in name of people, cf: K. J. Maxim., 1827-1891 (The botanist in Russia)
Common names
Stalk Form		A flower scape is extended from a stalk, and a flower blooms from each scape.
Habitat		Under humid wood, along swamp, and forest with spring water. There are very little sunshine of the growth ground.
Distribution	Japan domestic	It mainly grows wild in west of Kanto region.
	Japan overseas
	Others	Japanese endemic species.
Flower	Shape	Small size.
	Color	White.
	Spur	Thick and short.
	Season	Late bloom (May).
	Stigma
	Aromatic
	Others	Petals and sepals turn back. They have long white hair.
Leaf	Shape	3 - 4cm long x 1 - 2.5cm wide. Long egg shape or heart shape. Spread quickly during the flower season.
	Color	The surface is dark green, and the back side is tinged with purple. There are many changes.
	Others
Seed	Shape	Small. It is round as a seed of violet.
	Color	Light brown.
	Others	The fruit is dark brown and small, white on surface and long hair grows.
Characteristics of roots		The root produces an adventitious bud, and may grow gregariously.
Endangered Information		Chiba：ThreatenedⅠ, Saitama：ThreatenedⅠ, Tokyo：ThreatenedⅡ, Yamanasi：ThreatenedⅠ, Nagano：ThreatenedⅠ, Kyoto：ThreatenedⅡ, Hyougo：Near-threatened, Yamaguchi：ThreatenedⅡ, Kagoshima：ThreatenedⅠ
Type Specimen		Mt. Tsukuba, MT. Takao, Mt. Amagi, Mt. Yokokura
Chromosome Number		2n=24
Reference Information
Others		The sepals are hairy and warped greatly.