Viola amamiana

Viola amamiana

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Viola amamiana is listed as Critically Endangered.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Subgenus: Viola subg. Viola
Sectio: Viola sect. Plagiostigma
Subsectio: Viola subsect. Diffusae
Species: Viola amamiana

Name

Viola amamiana Hatus., Sci. Rep. Yokosuka City Mus. 15: 13 (1969).

• Typus: S. Sako s.n. (1964; KAG)
• Type locality: "mossy and rocky bank of the upper stream of the Sumiyo River, Isl. Amami-oshima, Ryukyus"; Japan [Hatusima, 1969: 13]

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Eastern Asia Nansei-shoto. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hatusima, S. 1969. A New Violet from the Ryukyus [琉球産スミレ属の一新種]. Science Report of the Yokosuka City Museum 15: 13–14. PDF Reference page.  [p. 13]

Additional references

• Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) 1999. Flora of Japan. Volume IIc: Angiospermae, Dicotyledoneae, Archichlamydeae (c). xiii + 328 pp., Kodansha, Tokyo. ISBN 4-06-154606-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Ministry of the Environment, Japan. 2016. Viola amamiana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. IUCN Red List Category: Critically Endangered . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T54080623A54081041.en.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Viola amamiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Viola amamiana. Published online. Accessed: 2 Mar 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Viola amamiana. Accessed: 2 Mar 2025.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Viola amamiana. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 2. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Amami Violet
日本語: アマミスミレ