Viola maviensis

Viola maviensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Violaceae
Genus:	Viola
Species:	V. maviensis
Binomial name
Viola maviensis H.Mann [1]
Synonyms [2]
Heterotypic Synonyms Viola hawaiiensisH.St.John Viola kohalana(Rock) H.St.John Viola maviensis var. kohalanaRock Viola rockiiH.St.John

Viola maviensis a species of flowering plant in the family Violaceae. ^[3] This woody-stemmed violet is sometimes referred to by the commonly name Hawai'i bog violet. ^{[4] [5]}

Range

Viola maviensis is endemic to the islands of Maui, Molokai, and Hawaii in the United States. ^[6]

Habitat

Viola maviensis occurs in open bogs, or rarely bog margins, at elevations of 1220–2010 m (~4000–6600 ft). ^[6]

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. "Viola maviensis H.Mann". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
4. NRCS. "Viola maviensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
5. 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.
6. 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.