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Plant Families N-R Represented in Japanese Art
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Scientific FAMILY |
Name of one FAMILY member |
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NARTHECIACEAE |
bog asphodel (Narthecium asiaticum) |
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NELUMBONACEAE |
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) |
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NYCTAGINACEAE |
marvel-of-Peru (Mirabllis jalapa) |
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NYMPHAEACEAE |
water-lily (Nuphar japonicum) |
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OLEACEAE |
weeping forsythia (Forsythia suspensa) |
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ONAGRACEAE |
sweet sundrop (Oenothera stricta) |
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ORCHIDACEAE |
Chinese ground orchid (Bletilla striata) |
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OXALIDACEAE |
creeping wood-sorrel (Oxalis corniculata) |
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PAEONIACEAE |
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa) |
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PAPAVERACEAE |
opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) |
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PASSIFLORACEAE |
blue passionflower (Passiflora caerulea) |
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PEDALIACEAE |
sesame (Sesamum indicum) |
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PENTAPHYLACACEAE |
sasaki (Cleyera japonica) |
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PHRYMACEAE |
Asian mazus (Mazus pumilus) |
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PHYTOLACCACEAE |
Indian pokeweed (Phytolacca acinosa) |
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PINACEAE |
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora) |
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PIPERACEAE |
black pepper (Piper nigrum) |
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PLANTAGINACEAE |
Asian plantain (Plantago asiatica) |
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PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Cape leadwort (Plumbago auriculata) |
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POACEAE |
rice (Oryza sativa) |
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POLEMONIACEAE |
garden phlox (Phlox paniculata) |
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POLYGONACEAE |
painter's palette (Persicaria filiformis) |
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PONTEDERIACEAE |
monochoria (Monochoria korsakowii) |
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PRIMULACEAE |
Japanese cowslip (Primula japonica) |
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RANUNCULACEAE |
pheasant's eye (Adonis amurensis) |
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RHAMNACEAE |
Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) |
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RHIZOPHORACEAE |
Burmese mangrove (Bruguiera gymnorhiza) |
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ROSACEAE |
Japanese kerria (Kerria japonica) |
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RUBIACEAE |
skunkvine (Paederia scandens) |
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RUTACEAE |
etrog (Citrus medica) |
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