| Section |
Chamaemelanium Gingins |
| Scientific Name |
Viola orientalis (Maximowicz) W. Becker |
| orientalis : originating in a name of area. |
| Stalk Form |
A flower scape is extended from a stalk, and a flower blooms from each scape. |
| Habitat |
It grows in the mountainous district that is covered with pampas grasses in summer, or the light and dried grassland. |
| Distribution |
Mt. Fuji outskirts, Hiroshima, Shikoku, Kyushu. It is dotted around a volcanic zone.
China, Korea, and Russia. |
| Flower |
Size |
Middle size. |
| Color |
Deep yellow. The back side of the petal is tinged with dark red. |
| Leaf |
Size |
1.5 - 4cm long, 1 - 3cm wide. |
| Color |
Dark green. It is glossy to the leaf surface, and the back is tinged with purple. |
| Chromosomes Number |
2n=12 |
| Others |
A ground part disappears and goes into an dormancy state in summer. |
