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Scientific Name | Type species | Melicytus ramiflorus J.R. Forst. & G. Forst. Published in: Fl. chil. 1:209, t. 6. (1846) |
Variety | ||
Form | Eevergreen Shrub. | |
Synonym | Viola integerrima Phil. | |
Origin | ||
Common names | ||
Stalk Form | The individual leaves and flowering stalks emerge directly from the rootstock. | |
Habitat | ||
Distribution | Japan domestic | |
Japan overseas | Oceania (Australia, New Zealand). | |
Others | ||
Flower | Shape | A very small ring. The petal is not outstanding peacefully. |
Color | Ash white or yellowish. | |
Spur | ||
Season | ||
Stigma | ||
Aromatic | Strong, pleasant fragrance. | |
Others | ||
Leaf | Shape | A long ellipse form similar to a rose (5-15 cm long and 3-5 cm wide). |
Color | Both sides are glossy dark green. | |
Others | It is extremely coarse, and there is little jaggedness. | |
Seed | Shape | |
Color | ||
Others | Fruits at the mature stage (autumn) are dark purple. 3-4 mm spherical shape. | |
Characteristics of roots | ||
Endangered Information | ||
Type Specimen | ||
Chromosome Number | 2n=32 | |
Reference Information | ||
Others |
A male flower and a female flower bloom independently. The small berries are violet colour and globular form when ripe. |