Nihon (plant)

Nihon
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.