| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola boissieuana Makino |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 16: 127 (1902) |
| Native Range | c. & s. Japan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets |
| Description | leaves petiolate, triangular-ovate, 1-3cm, acute, deeply cordate, glabrous, coarsely sinuate-serrate, flowers 1cm, sepals lanceolate, petals purple-striate, spur 2-3mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola boissieuana var. pseudoselkirkii (Nakai) T.Yahara Viola pseudoselkirkii Nakai Viola sieboldii f. albovariegata E.Hama Viola sieboldii ssp. boissieuana (Makino) F.Maek. & T.Hashim. Viola sieboldii var. pseudoselkirkii (Nakai) F.Maek. & T.Hashim. Viola sieboldii f. variegata E.Hama |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |