kingdom Plantae - plants »  divisio Magnoliophyta - flowering plants »  class Rosopsida - eudicots » order Malpighiales »  family Violaceae »  tribus Violeae > genus Viola > Viola sect. Plagiostigma Godr.  > Viola subsect. Adnatae W. Becker 

Viola boissieuana Makino

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Synon.:Viola sieboldii subsp. boissieuana (Makino) F. Maek & T. Hashim; Viola pseudoselkirkii Nakai

Common Name: 각시제비꽃 (Gak-si-je-bi-kkot)  Delicat violet; ヒメミヤマスミレ 標準 (hime-miyama-sumire )

Description: Perennial herb, height 4-7cm. The leaves are triangular heart-shaped and ovoid lanceolate and 1-3 cm long.  The margin leaves teeth are few and coarse. The leaf base is cordate. The flower is 1-1.3 cm in diameter, the petals are slightly thin and white, and purple striated. The lateral petals are hairy.

Distributional Range:  Native Asia-Temperate EASTERN ASIA: Japan, [Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku] Korea, South (Jeju Island)

Habitat: Semi-shade, such as  forest edge of the laurel forest in the west of the Kanto region to Shikoku and Kyushu. 

References:

1. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.

2. Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.

3. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).