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
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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:
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).