Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola kosanensis Hayata sect. Viola |
Bibliography | Icon. Pl. Formosan. 3: 28 (1913) |
Native Range | c. & s. China, Taiwan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 200-2700m |
Description | basal leaves numerous, petiolate, ovate to triangular-ovate, glabrous, densely brown punctate, serrulate, flowers 1cm, long pedicellate, spur 2-3mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | purple, white |
Bloom | spring |
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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 fukienensis W.Becker Viola kiangsiensis W.Becker Viola polymorpha C.C.Chang Viola pseudoarcuata C.C.Chang Viola serrula W.Becker Viola weixiensis C.J. Wang |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHS China Southeast) 38 Eastern Asia (TAI Taiwan) |