Genus of flowering plants
Nihon
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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Clade:
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Angiosperms
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Clade:
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Eudicots
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Clade:
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Asterids
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Order:
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Boraginales
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Family:
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Boraginaceae
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Tribe:
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Cynoglosseae
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Genus:
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Nihon A.Otero, Jim.Mejías, Valcárcel & P.Vargas (2014)
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Species[1]
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- Nihon akiensis (Kadota) A.Otero, Jim.Mejías, Valcárcel & P.Vargas
- Nihon japonicum (Thunb.) A.Otero, Jim.Mejías, Valcárcel & P.Vargas
- Nihon krameri (Franch. & Sav.) A.Otero, Jim.Mejías, Valcárcel & P.Vargas
- Nihon laevispermum (Nakai) A.Otero, Jim.Mejías, Valcárcel & P.Vargas
- Nihon proliferum (Ohwi) A.Otero, Jim.Mejías, Valcárcel & P.Vargas
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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]