| Section |
Hybanthus Jacq. ==> Pombalia Vand. |
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| Scientific Name | Type species |
Pombalia communis (A.St.-Hil.) Paula-Souza
Hybanthus communis (A.St.-Hil.) Taub.
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| Basionym | Ionidium commune A.St.-Hil. | |
| Form |
Hybanthus communis f. glabrifolius (Chod.) Schulze-Menz
Hybanthus communis f. circaeoides (Chod.) Schulze-Menz
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| Synonym |
Ionidium commune A.St.-Hil.
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| Origin | communis : common | |
| Common names | 【English】 Greenviolet | |
| Form | Sub-shrub. | |
| Habitat | Forest edge or roadside that do not dry a little shade. | |
| Distribution | Japan domestic | |
| Japan overseas | Widely distributed from the subtropical zone in South America to the warmth Temperate Zone. | |
| Others | ||
| Flower | Shape | Small size. An upper valve and a side valve are small. |
| Color | White. | |
| Spur | Not found. A big labial palp does not have the spur. | |
| Season | Blooms in all four seasons. | |
| Stigma | ||
| Aromatic | Unscented. | |
| Others | Young trees have good flowers. | |
| Leaf | Shape | It carries out alternate with long spindle-shaped ellipse type. There is a light saw blade and the leaf point sharpens. |
| Color | Both surfaces are deep green. | |
| Others | It becomes yellow a fixed cycle and the leaves fall. | |
| Seed | Shape | Large grain. Round teardrop shape (bulging oval shape). |
| Color | Glossy black. | |
| Others | The germination rate is high. | |
| Characteristics of roots | White or light brown mustache root. | |
| Endangered Information | ||
| Type Specimen | ||
| Chromosome Number | 2n=32 | |
| Reference Information | ||
| Others | It is the rare genus which not only the tree but also the grass includes. | |

