Viola maviensis

Viola maviensis, commonly known as the Hawai'i bog violet,[3] a species of woody-stemmed violet[4] endemic to Hawaii, United States.[5]

Viola maviensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Species:
V. maviensis
Binomial name
Viola maviensis
Synonyms[2]
  • Viola hawaiiensis H.St.John
  • Viola kohalana (Rock) H.St.John
  • Viola rockii H.St.John

Range

Viola maviensis is endemic to the islands of Maui, Molokai, and Hawaii in the United States.[5]

Habitat

Viola maviensis occurs in open bogs, or rarely bog margins, at elevations of 1220–2010 m (~4000–6600 ft).[5]

References
  1. Mann, Horace (1867). "Enumeration of Hawaian Plants". Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 7: 150.
  2. "Viola maviensis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Viola maviensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  4. Havran, J. Christopher; Sytsma, Kenneth J.; Ballard Jr., Harvey E. (November 2009). "Evolutionary relationships, interisland biogeography, and molecular evolution in the Hawaiian violets (Viola: Violaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 96 (11): 2087–2099. doi:10.3732/ajb.0900021. ISSN 0002-9122. JSTOR 20621987. PMID 21622328.
  5. Wagner, Warren L., Derral R. Herbst, and S. H. Sohmer. 1999. Manual of Flowering Plants of Hawaii, rev. ed. Bishop Museum Special Publication 97. University of Hawaii Press. p. 1336.


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