Viola x V. taradakensis : {Japanese Name : Kawagisi Sumire}
Viola x taradakensis
Mating parents
Viola obtusa
Viola eizanensis (Makino) Makino ( 2n=24 )
Viola violacea
Viola violacea Makino
var. makinoi (H.Boissieu) Hiyama ex F.Maek.
( 2n=24 )
Scientific Name
Viola x taradakensis Nakai nothof. eizalacea F.Maek. et T.Hashim. ex T.Shimizu Published in: Viotets Jap: 6 (1963)
Common names
Stalk Form Hybrids between stemless species.
Habitat
Distribution Japan domestic
Japan overseas
Others Rarely grows naturally.
Flower Shape It is said that the appearance form is divided into Viola eizanensis type and Viola violacea var. makinoi type, depending on the characteristics of each parent.
Middle size. As for the hair of the side valve, a hairy type and a hairless type are observed.
Color There is a variation from light magenta to magenta.
Spur Similar color to flowers. It's plump.
Season Early to mid-April.
Stigma Inverted triangle.
Aromatic
Others Sterility.
Leaf Shape The leaves are cut like chrysanthemums. The overall shape of Viola eizanensis type is from long egg-shaped lanceolate to elliptical lanceolate, and Viola violacea var. makinoi type is from lanceolate to long triangular lanceolate.
Color Dark green. The back side is tinged with purple.
Others The leaves are slightly thick and shiny. hairless.
Characteristics of roots
Endangered Information
Type Specimen Okaya City, Nagano Prefecture.
Chromosome Number
Reference Information
Others It was found at Kawagisi, Okaya City (Nagano Prefecture) by Mikio Takahashi and others in 1951.

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