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Plant Families D-M Represented in Japanese Art
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Scientific FAMILY |
Name of one FAMILY member |
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DAPHNIPHYLLACEAE |
yuzuriha (Daphniphyllum macropodum) |
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DIAPENSIACEAE |
fringed galax (Schizocodon soldanelloides) |
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DIOSCOREACEAE |
Japanese yam (Discorea japonica) |
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DIPSACACEAE Scabiosa japonica |
pincushion-flower |
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DISPSACACEAE |
shining scabious (Scabiosa lucida) |
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EBENACEAE |
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki) |
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ELAEAGNACEAE |
cherry elaeagnus (Elaeagnus multiflora) |
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EQUISETACEAE |
field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) |
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ERICACEAE |
Metternich's rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii) |
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ERIOCAULACEAE |
pipewort (Eriocaulon sp.) |
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EUPHORBIACEAE |
poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) |
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FABACEAE |
Chinese milk-vetch (Astragalus sinicus) |
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FAGACEAE |
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata) |
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FUMARIACEAE |
Japanese fernleaf corydalis (Corydalis heterocarpa) |
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GENTIANACEAE |
scabrous gentian (Gentiana scabra) |
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GERANIACEAE |
Thunberg's geranium (Geranium thunbergii) |
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GESNERIACEAE |
gesneria (Conandron ramondioides) |
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GINKGOACEAE |
maidenhair-tree (Ginkgo biloba) |
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GROSSULARIACEAE |
currant (Ribes japonicum) |
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HAMAMELIDACEAE |
Japanese witch-hazel (Hamamelis japonica) |
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HEMEROCALLIDACEAE |
orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva) |
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HOSTACEAE |
plantain lily (Hosta sp.) |
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HYDRANGEACEAE |
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) |
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HYDROCHARITACEAE |
duck-lettuce (Otellia alismoides) |
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HYPERICACEAE |
Chinese St. Johnswort (Hypericum chinense) |
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HYPOXIDACEAE |
golden eye-grass (Curculigo orchioides) |
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IRIDACEAE |
Japanese iris (Iris ensata) |
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JUGLANDACEAE |
Manchurian walnut (Juglans mandshurica) |
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JUNCACEAE |
rush (Juncus sp.) |
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LAMIACEAE |
meehania (Meehania urticifolia) |
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LARDIZABALACEAE |
fiveleaf akebia (Akebia quinata) |
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LAURACEAE |
camphor (Cinnamomum camphora) |
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LAURACEAE |
Japanese silver tree (Neolitsea sericea) |
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LENTIBULARIACEAE |
butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris) |
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LILIACEAE |
golden-rayed lily (Lilium auratum) |
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LINACEAE |
blue flax (Linum perenne) |
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LYTHRACEAE |
crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) |
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MAGNOLIACEAE |
purple magnolia (Magnolia liliiflora) |
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MALVACEAE |
cotton-rose (Hibiscus mutabilis) |
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MELANTHIACEAE |
oriental swamp pink (Helionopsis orientalis) |
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MELASTOMATACEAE |
Asian melastome (Melastoma candidum) |
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MELIACEAE |
chinaberry (Melia azedarach) |
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MENISPERMACEAE |
snake vine (Stephania japonica) |
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MENYANTHACEAE |
yellow floating-heart (Nymphoides peltata) |
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MORACEAE |
mulberry (Broussonetia kazinoki) |
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MUSACEAE |
Japanese banana (Musa basjoo) |
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MYRICACEAE |
Chinese-arbutus (Myrica rubra) |
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MYRSINACEAE |
marlberry (Ardisia japonica) |
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MYRTACEAE |
cloves (Syzygium aromaticum) |
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