| Nihon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
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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]
- Nihon akiensis (Kadota) A.Otero, Jim.Mejías, Valcárcel & P.Vargas – Japan (Honshu)
- Nihon japonicum (Thunb.) A.Otero, Jim.Mejías, Valcárcel & P.Vargas – central and southern Japan
- Nihon krameri (Franch. & Sav.) A.Otero, Jim.Mejías, Valcárcel & P.Vargas – southern Korea and Japan (southern Hokkaido and northern and central Honshu)
- Nihon laevispermum (Nakai) A.Otero, Jim.Mejías, Valcárcel & P.Vargas – Japan (central Honshu)
- Nihon proliferum (Ohwi) A.Otero, Jim.Mejías, Valcárcel & P.Vargas – Japan (western and central Honshu)
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]