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 iwagawae Makino

| Bio Lib | Violet in Japan  | GRIN |

Synon.:  Viola boissieuana var. iwagawae(Makino) Ohwi 

Common names: ヤクシマスミレ yakushima-sumire  

Distributional Range: Native Asia-Temperate EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Ryukyu Islands (Amami-oshima, Tokunoshima, & Okinawa-jima)]

Habitat: mountains, moist rocks in mountain streams 

Notes: A plant discovered by Tomitaro Makino in September 1909 when he visited Yakushima for collecting plants. The species name iwagawai is a tribute to Iwakawa Kadonojo who accompanied Makino in the plant collection.

References:

1. Igari, M. 1996. Wild violets of Japan Note: lists as "Viola iwagawai" Makino

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

3. Yokota, M. et al. 1988. Viola stoloniflora (Violaceae), a new species from the Ryukyus. Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 101:6.