川上氏堇菜 chuan shang shi jin cai

Basionym: Viola kawakamii Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 25(19): 52. 1908; V. formosana var. stenopetala (Hayata) J. C. Wang et al.; V. hypoleuca Hayata; V. kawakamii var. stenopetala Hayata; V. matsudae Hayata; V. takasagoensis Koidzumi.

Petiole to 15 cm; leaf blade triangular-cordate, 1.5-4 × 1-4 cm, apex acute. 2n = 22*.

● Mountain forests, grassy slopes; 1200-2400 m. Taiwan.

"Viola formosana var. kawakamii (Hayata) J. C. Wang" (Tax onomic Study Viola Taiwan, 167. 1988) appeared in a Ph.D. disser tation, which is not effectively published under Art. 30.5 of the Vienna Code.