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Pollia japonica

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Pollia japonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Pollia
Species:
P. japonica
Binomial name
Pollia japonica

Pollia japonica, known as East Asian pollia[1] in English, yabumyoga (ヤブミョウガ) in Japanese, and dùruò (杜若) in Chinese, is a perennial flowering plant native to East Asia. Its habitat is forests of 0–1200 m of altitude. It is native in Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Sichuan Provinces of China. It is also found in Taiwan, Japan, and Korea.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 358. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017 – via Korea Forest Service.
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 33 杜若 du ruo Pollia japonica Thunberg, Fl. Jap. 138. 1784.