Man’yō Name |
Kapobana
可保婆奈・可保波奈・容花貌花(かほばな) |
Modern Name |
- Hirugao 昼顔(ヒルガオ)
- Asagao 朝顔(アサガオ)
- Kakitsubata 燕子花・杜若(カキツバタ)
- Mukuge 木槿(ムクゲ)
- Omodaka 面高・沢瀉(オモダカ)
- Kikyō 桔梗(キキョウ)
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English Names |
- Japanese bindweed
- Morning glory; a Japanese morning glory
- Japanese iris, rabbit-ear iris; kakitsubata
- Rose of Sharon; a shrubby althaea
- Threeleaf arrowhead or Chinese arrowhead
- Korean bellflower, Chinese bellflower, Japanese bellflower, common balloon flower, or balloon flower
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Scientific Name |
- F. Convolvulaveae; Calystegia japonica
- F. Convolvulaveae; Ipomoea [Pharbitis] nil.
- F. Iridaceae; Iris laevigata
- F. Malvaceae; Hibiscus syriacus
- F. Alismataceae; Sagittaria trifolia
- F. Campanulaceae; Platycodon grandiflora
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Distribution |
Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
Appearance |
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Seasonal Association
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Poems (4)
MYS VIII: 1630 |
MYS X: 2288 |
MYS XIV: 3505 |
MYS XIV: 3575 |
'Simply moving and elegant'