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Viola obtusa (Makino) Makino - Blunt Violet

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Viola obtusa (Makino) Makino - Blunt Violet ニオイタチツボスミレ 特徴 nioi-tachi-tsubo-sumire [fragrant electing inkpot viola]

V. obtusa var. tsuifengensis T. Hashim. タイワンニオイタチツボスミレ (this variant is distributed in Taiwan)

There are mutations given the following cultivar names. However, it is not featured in general picture books.

V. obtusa f. hemileuca オトメニオイタチツボスミレ

This type leaves a purple color on the distance of the lip valve in spite of this kind of whitened product.

V. obtusa f. chibai シロバナニオイタチツボスミレ

This kind of pure whitened product, the lip valve and the distance are white. Very rare.

V. obtusa f. nuda ケナシニオイタチツボスミレ

Description: Leaves 2.5-4cm length. Flowers pale pueple petals 1.2-1.5cm, flowering in April to May. Perennial plants. 

Common names: nioi-tachi-tsubo-sumire [fragrant electing inkpot viola] 

Distributional Range: Native Asia-Temperate EASTERN ASIA: Japan, [Hokkaidô (s.), Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku] Korea, Taiwan

Habitat:   Broad-leaved forests, needle-leaved and broad-leaved mixed forests, forest margins, thickets, grassy slopes. 

References:

1. Igari, M. 1996. Wild violets of Japan Note: book almost entirely in Japanese

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

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

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

5. Wang, J. C. & T. C. Huang. 1990. Notes on the flora of Taiwan (9) the Viola L. (Violaceae). Taiwania 35:49.