Viola maviensis explained

Viola maviensis, commonly known as the Hawai'i bog violet, a species of woody-stemmed violet^[1] endemic to Hawaii, United States.^[2]

Range

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

Habitat

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

Notes and References

1. Havran . J. Christopher . Sytsma . Kenneth J. . Ballard Jr. . Harvey E. . Evolutionary relationships, interisland biogeography, and molecular evolution in the Hawaiian violets (Viola: Violaceae) . American Journal of Botany . November 2009 . 96 . 11 . 2087–2099 . 0002-9122 . 10.3732/ajb.0900021 . 21622328 . 20621987.
2. 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.