Smilax is a genus of about 300–350 species, found in the tropics and subtropics worldwide. In China for example about 80 are found, while there are 20 in North America north of Mexico. They are climbing flowering plants, many of which are woody and/or thorny, in the monocotyledon family Smilacaceae, native throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Common names include catbriers, greenbriers, prickly-ivys and smilaxes. Sarsaparilla is a name used specifically for the Jamaican S. ornata as well as a catch-all term in particular for American species. Occasionally, the non-woody species such as the smooth herbaceous greenbrier are separated as genus Nemexia; they are commonly known by the rather ambiguous name carrion flowers.
The Miho Museum is located southeast of Kyoto, Japan, near the town of Shigaraki, in Shiga Prefecture. It is also the headquarters of Shumeikai, a new religious group founded by Mihoko Koyama.
Disporum is a genus of about 20 species of perennial flowering plants, found in Asia from northern India to Japan, south to Indonesia and north into the Russian Far East.
7-Hydroxymitragynine is a terpenoid indole alkaloid from the plant Mitragyna speciosa, commonly known as Kratom. In mice, it is orally active and has analgesic effects.
Tomoyoshi 'Tommy' Koyama is a professional motorcycle road racer who currently races in the MFJ All-Japan Road Race ST600 Championship and the Asia Road Race SS600 Championship, riding a Honda CBR600RR.
In enzymology, a phenylalanine 2-monooxygenase (EC 1.13.12.9) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
Sinacalia is a genus of Chinese plants in the groundsel tribe within the daisy family.
Schizachne is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the grass family. The only accepted species is Schizachne purpurascens, commonly called false mesic. Three subspecies are recognized:
Eclipta is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family.
Cardiocrinum giganteum, the giant Himalayan lily, is the largest species of any of the lily plants, growing up to 3.5 metres high. It is found in the Himalayas, China and Myanmar (Burma).
Koyama or Kōyama may refer to:
He Zhili, also known by her married name Chire Koyama, is a former table tennis world champion from China who later naturalized as a Japanese citizen and represented Japan under her married name.
Hiroshige Koyama (1937–2016) was a Japanese botanist specialist of Asteraceae.
Mitragynine pseudoindoxyl is a rearrangement product of 7-hydroxymitragynine and also known as Corynoxine B. It is an analgesic being more potent than morphine and about as potent as enkephalin.
Machaerina (twigrush) is a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family. Its species occur in tropical America, the West Indies, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific region. The name comes from the Greek machaira, alluding to the shape of the leaves in the type species – Machaerina restioides.
Heterosmilax is a genus of plants in the Smilacaceae. It is native to southern China and Southeast Asia.
Acilepis is a genus of Asian plants in the Vernonieae within the daisy family.
