| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola hichitoana Nakai sect. Viola |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 36: 34 (1922) |
| Native Range | Japan, Nansei-Shoto |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves petiolate, cordate to reniform, 1-3cm long, obtuse, crenate-serrate, glabrous, flowers 1-2cm across, sepals lanceolate-linear, spur slender, 6-8mm, purple |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola grypoceras var. hichitoana (Nakai) F.Maek. Viola grypoceras f. kikuzatoi K.Nakaj. Viola grypoceras f. lucida (Nakai) F.Maek. Viola krugiana W.Becker Viola kusanoana var. hichitoana (Nakai) Ohwi Viola lucida Nakai Viola lutchuensis Nakai |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, NNS Nansei-shoto) |