| Section | Melanium Ging. | |
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| Scientific Name | Type species | Viola arborescens L. Published in: Sp. pl. 2:935 (1753) |
| Variety | ||
| Form | Viola arborescens f. albiflora Faure & Maire | |
| Synonym |
Viola fruticans Bubani, (1901)
Viola frutescens Dum.Cours., (1811)
Viola saxicola Schult., (1819)
Viola suberosa Desf., (1799)
Viola longiviola Pourr. ex Roem. & Schult.
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| Origin | arborescens : tree, wooden | |
| Common names | yFrenchzViolette ligneuse, ySpanishzViola de tardo, Violeta arborea, yItalianzViola cespugliosa, yEnglishzshrubby violet | |
| Stalk Form | Shrub. (tree violet) | |
| Habitat | It grows wild in the land and rocks of the dry calcic soil. | |
| Distribution | Japan domestic | |
| Japan overseas | South Mediterranean coast (Spain, Portugal, Italy) and North Africa (Morocco). | |
| Others | ||
| Flower | Shape | Middle size. A petal is rounding. A flower bud is long. There is hair in side petals. |
| Color | From white to a lilac color. A red line goes into petals. | |
| Spur | ||
| Season | From September to December there. If environment is good, it will bloom also all the year round. It is dependent on precipitation. | |
| Stigma | ||
| Aromatic | ||
| Others | ||
| Leaf | Shape | Slim spatula which does not seem to be a violet-shaped ovoid. It has light jaggedness, and a tip of a leaf is sharp. |
| Color | Both surfaces are deep green. | |
| Others | White fine hair is on the surface. | |
| Seed | Shape | Inverted egg shape. Medium grain (2 mm x 1.4 mm). |
| Color | Dark brown. | |
| Others | ||
| Characteristics of roots | ||
| Endangered Information | ||
| Type Specimen | France. | |
| Chromosome Number | 2n=26 | |
| Reference Information | ||
| Others | It is the only tree-violet which grows wild in Europe. It is called "Shuraby Violet." | |
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