| 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'