Nihon (plant)

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Nihon
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Tribe: Cynoglosseae
Genus: Nihon
A.Otero, Jim.Mejías, Valcárcel & P.Vargas (2014)
Species [1]

Nihon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. It includes five species native to Japan (5 species) and Korea (1 species). [1]

The species in the genus were previously placed in genus Omphalodes . A 2014 phylogenetic study concluded that these five formed a distinct lineage. The new genus was given the name Nihon, the Japanese name for Japan. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Nihon A.Otero, Jim.Mejías, Valcárcel & P.Vargas. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. Otero, Ana & Jiménez-Mejías, Pedro & Valcárcel, Virginia & Vargas, Pablo. (2014). Molecular phylogenetics and morphology support two new genera (Memoremea and Nihon) of Boraginaceae s.s. Phytotaxa. 173. 241–277. 10.11646/phytotaxa.173.4.1.