| Section | Patellares (Boissier) Nakai | |
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| Scientific Name | Type species | Viola yedoensis Makino : {Noji Sumire} Published in: Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 26(305): 148-151 (1912) |
| Variety |
Viola yedoensis Makino var. pseudo-japonica (Nakai) T.Hashim. : {Ryukyu Ko Sumire} Published in: Wild Violets Jap. Col.: 177, t. 68, f. 1-15 (1975)
Viola yedoensis Makino var. pseudo-japonica (Nakai) T.Hashim. f. sonoharae E.Hama {Sirobana Ryukyu Ko Sumire} Published in: Wild Violets Jap. Col.: 178, t. 68; 16 & 17 (1975 |
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| Form |
Viola yedoensis Makino f. albescens (Takenouchi) Hiyama ex F.Maek. {Siro Noji Sumire} Published in: ESJ 3: 223 (1954)
Viola yedoensis Makino f. barbata Hiyama {Otoko Noji Sumire} Published in: J. Jap. Bot.,26: 157 (1951)
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| Synonym |
* Viola philippica Cav. [Published in: Icon. 6:19. 1800]
* Viola alisoviana Kiss
* Viola chinensis f. alboviolacea Skvortsov: * This is controversial information.
Viola pseudo-japonica Nakai : {Ryukyu Ko Sumire}
Viola pseudo-japonica f. viridescens Nakajima : {Midori Ryukyu Ko Sumire}
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| Origin | yedoensis : Edo (Tokyo), albescens : whity | |
| Common names | ||
| Stalk Form | The individual leaves and flowering stalks emerge directly from the rootstock. | |
| Habitat | On the bright flat ground. | |
| Distribution | Japan domestic | Distributed from Akita to Yakushima. |
| Japan overseas | Southeast Asia. Korean Peninsula (south) to central China, Vietnam, and Indonesia. | |
| Others | ||
| Flower | Shape | Middle size. It resembles Viola japonica. |
| Color | Color is rich in change from white to shade purple. | |
| Spur | Elongated cylindrical shape. | |
| Season | Early blooming species. | |
| Stigma | Inverted triangle shape. | |
| Aromatic | May have a slight scent. | |
| Others | The flower stems are hairy. | |
| Leaf | Shape | 6 - 9cm long x 3 - 5cm wide |
| Color | Bright green. | |
| Others | ||
| Seed | Shape | Middle size. Fallen egg shape. |
| Color | Dark brown. | |
| Others |  |
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| Characteristics of roots | White. Generally thick and long. | |
| Endangered Information | ||
| Type Specimen |
Tokyo [Makino, Published in: Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 26: 148, 1912] f. barbata Hiyama, 1948 |
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| Chromosome Number | 2n=24 (Yoshioka, H. & R. TANAKA. 1981. Chromosomes of Viola. Shin Kaki 112) | |
| Reference Information | ||
| Others | The whole plant can be dried and used as a medicine in China (known as herbal medicines 'Zihuadiding'). | |
