Section		Vaginatae W. Becker
Scientific Name	Type species	Viola shikokiana Makino : {Sikoku Sumire}
	Variety
	Form
	Synonym
	Origin
Common names
Stalk Form		The individual leaves and flowering stalks emerge directly from the rootstock.
Habitat		Under the beech wood in the high place of the altitude of the Pacific Ocean.
Distribution	Japan domestic	It is distributed over Shikoku and Kyushu, and the Pacific Ocean side west of Saitama. cf:Sohayaki element.
	Japan overseas
	Others
Flower	Shape	Middle size (2 - 2.5cm)
	Color	Pale purple or white.
	Spur	White and short.
	Season	Normal.
	Stigma	Inverted triangle.
	Aromatic	Some individuals have a faint scent.
	Others	Generally, flowering is not good.
Leaf	Shape	5 - 8cm long x 3 - 4cm wide. Pointed egg shape and a deep heart shape at the base.
	Color	Both side are green.
	Others	Fine white fine hairs grow on the veins on the back side.
Seed	Shape	Oblong or egg-shaped.
	Color	Purple-brown or light-brown.
	Others
Characteristics of roots
Endangered Information		Tokyo：EndangeredⅡ, Saitama：EndangeredⅡ, Gifu：EndangeredⅡ, Nara：Near-endangered, Wakayama：EndangeredⅠ, Hyougo：EndangeredⅡ, Yamaguchi：EndangeredⅡ, Fukuoka：EndangeredⅡ, Saga：Naer-endangered, Kagoshima：EndangeredⅠ
Type Specimen		Hakone in Kanagawa. Kochi pref. by Tomitaro Makino (1902).
Chromosome Number		2n=24
Reference Information
Others		It gives creeping stems from underground stems, and to multiply and form stock.