| Section | Melanium Ging. | |
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| Scientific Name | Type species | Viola aetolica Boiss. et Heldr. Published in: Diagn. Pl. Or. Nov. 3(6): 24 (1859) |
| Variety | ||
| Form | ||
| Synonym |
≡ Viola saxatilis ssp. aetolica (Boiss. et Heldr.) W.Becker Published in: Beih. Bot. Centr. 26(2): 345. (1910)
= Viola oetolica Boiss. Published in: Fl. Orient. 1: 464 (1867)
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| Origin | aetolica : Ancient Greek place name "aetolian", saxatilis : Growing on a rock | |
| Common names | ||
| Stalk Form | A flower scape is extended from a stalk, and a flower blooms from each scape. | |
| Habitat | Montane-subalpine. Growing in a fertile soil with good drainage, such as bright and dry gravel. | |
| Distribution | Japan domestic | |
| Japan overseas | Southeastern Europe (Greece, former Yugoslavia, Albania) | |
| Others | ||
| Flower | Shape | Small or Middle size, vertically long shape. The shape of the whole flower resembles pansy. |
| Color | Bright yellow. | |
| Spur | Inconspicuous. | |
| Season | In Europe, it blooms in late spring and in early summer. Some of new varieties are better suited to colder winters than others. | |
| Stigma | ||
| Aromatic | Scentless. | |
| Others | Small and white hair grows densely at the base of the side valve. | |
| Leaf | Shape | A leaf is round (egg-shaped), and a coarse stipule is outstanding. |
| Color | Both surfaces are deep green. | |
| Others | ||
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| Endangered Information | ||
| Type Specimen | Karditsa (a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece). | |
| Chromosome Number | 2n=16,18 | |
| Reference Information | ||
| Others | Crawling. | |
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