Collection Holdings native to Japan:
Acoraceae
- Acorus calamus
- Asia, N. America
- Acorus gramineus
- E. Himalaya to Japan and Philippines
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily Allioideae
Tribe Allieae
- Allium schoenoprasum
- Europe, Asia
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Amaryllideae
- Crinum asiaticum
- tropical Indo-Pacific
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Lycoridae
- Lycoris radiata
- China, Japan
- Lycoris sanguinea
- E. Asia - China, Japan
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Narcisseae
- Narcissus tazetta
- Medit. to Afghanistan, SE. China to Japan
Apiaceae
Subfamily Mackinlayoideae
- Centella asiatica
- Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Apocyneae
- Trachelospermum jasminoides
- China
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Marsdenieae
- Hoya carnosa
- S. China, Japan, Taiwan
Asparagaceae
Subfamily Agavoideae
Tribe Agaveae
- Hosta sieboldiana
- Korea, N. & C. Japan
- Hosta tsushimensis
- Tsushima Island, Japan (endemic)
W/C
Subfamily Nolinoideae
Tribe Convallarieae
- Aspidistra elatior
- Japan (S. Kyushu) to Taiwan
- Reineckea carnea
- China, Japan
Subfamily Nolinoideae
Tribe Ophiopogoneae
- Liriope muscari 'Variegata'
- E. Asia - China, Japan
- Ophiopogon jaburan Argenteo-marginatus
- Korea (incl. Jeju-do), WC. & S. Japan to Nansei-shoto
- Ophiopogon japonicus
- Japan & Korea
Asphodelaceae
Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae
- Dianella ensifolia
- east tropical Africa, Madagascar
- Hemerocallis fulva
- China to Temp. E. Asia
Asteraceae
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Senecioneae
- Farfugium japonicum
- China, Japan, Korea
Athyriaceae
- Deparia conilii
- Japan
- Deparia conilii 'Ryu Ou'
- Japan
Berberidaceae
Subfamily Berberidoideae
Tribe Berberideae
- Berberis thunbergii
- Japan
W/C
Blechnaceae
Subfamily Woodwardioideae
- Woodwardia japonica - Southeast Asia to Japan W/C
Buxaceae
- Buxus microphylla
- Japan
Cannabaceae
- Humulus lupulus
- northern Temperate regions
Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily Caryophylloideae
Tribe Sileneae
- Silene baccifera
- Eurasia
Ceratophyllaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersum
- cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.
Cercidiphyllaceae
- Cercidiphyllum japonicum
- Japan
Clethraceae
- Clethra barbinervis
- S. China to Japan (Honshu, Kyushu)
W/C
Convolvulaceae
Subfamily Convolvuloideae
Tribe Convolvuleae
- Calystegia sepium
- Europe, Asia, North America
Crassulaceae
Subfamily Sempervivoideae
Tribe Sedeae
- Orostachys iwarenge
- Japan
Cupressaceae
Subfamily Cupressoideae
- Juniperus chinensis
- Russian Far East to N. Myanmar and Temp. E. Asia
Cycadaceae
- Cycas revoluta
- Japan (Kyushu) to Nansei-shoto
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Eleocharideae
- Eleocharis dulcis
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World
Daphniphyllaceae
- Daphniphyllum macropodum
- S. China to SC. & S. Japan
Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea bulbifera
- tropical east Africa to Asia
Droseraceae
- Aldrovanda vesiculosa
- Darwin, Australia
W/C
- Drosera spatulata ssp. lovellae
- SE. China to Japan and New Zealand
W/C
Elaeagnaceae
- Elaeagnus pungens
- China and Japan
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum diffusum
- Himalaya mountains from Simla (India) to Tibet
- Equisetum hyemale
- eastern North America
- Equisetum ramosissimum
- warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Crotoneae
- Croton congestus
- China
Eupteleaceae
- Euptelea polyandra
- central and southern Japan
Fagaceae
Subfamily Castaneoideae
- Lithocarpus edulis
- C. & S. Japan to Nansei-shoto
Flagellariaceae
- Flagellaria indica
- S. Tanzania to Mozambique and W. Pacific
Garryaceae
- Aucuba japonica
- E. Asia - Japan.
Hydrangeaceae
Subfamily Hydrangeoideae
Tribe Hydrangeae
- Hydrangea macrophylla cv.
- E. Asia - Japan.
Juncaginaceae
- Triglochin maritima
- Temp. Northern Hemisphere, S. South America
W/C
Lauraceae
- Cinnamomum camphora
- Taiwan, Japan
Lentibulariaceae
- Utricularia gibba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
- Utricularia vulgaris subsp. macrorhiza
- Siberia to Russian Far East and N. China, N. Japan, N. America
W/C
Lygodiaceae
- Lygodium japonicum
- Japan, to the Himalayas, to Northern Australia
Malvaceae
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Gossypieae
- Thespesia populnea
- Old World tropics, naturalized in New World
Marattiaceae
- Angiopteris lygodiifolia
- Japan, Taiwan
Myricaceae
- Myrica gale
- circumboreal; northern and western Europe, North America
Oleaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Oleeae
- Ligustrum ovalifolium
- Japan
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Arethuseae
- Bletilla striata
- China to Japan
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Collabieae
- Phaius tankervilleae
- India to East Asia and Pacific
- Phaius tankervilleae var. alba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to S. Pacific
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Cymbidium dayanum 'Bolin'
- Himalaya to S. Japan and Malesia
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Dendrobieae
- Dendrobium moniliforme
- Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Himalayas, northern Indochina
Pentaphylacaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Freziereae
- Cleyera japonica
- Japan, Taiwan, mainland China, Myanmar, Nepal, and northern India
Pinaceae
Subfamily Pinoideae
- Pinus densiflora
- S. Russian Far East to Korea and C. & S. Japan
- Pinus thunbergii
- Korea, C. & S. Japan
Poaceae
Subfamily Bambusoideae
Tribe Bambuseae
- Pseudosasa humilis
- N. & C. Japan
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Sacchareae
- Pogonatherum crinitum
- Madagascar, Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to Marianas
Polypodiaceae
Subfamily Platycerioideae
- Pyrrosia lingua 'Hiryu'
- Southeast Asia, China, Japan, Taiwan
Psilotaceae
- Psilotum nudum 'Bunryu Zan'
- Japan
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Pteridoideae
- Pteris cretica
- Europe, Asia, and Africa
Rosaceae
Subfamily Rosoideae
Tribe Potentilleae
- Duchesnea indica
- E. Asia - China, Japan, Himalayas
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Gardenieae
- Gardenia jasminoides
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- Gardenia jasminoides
- southern China, Taiwan, Japan (subtropical eastern hemisphere)
Rutaceae
Subfamily Aurantioideae
Tribe Citreae
- Citrus reticulata
- southeastern Asia
Sapindaceae
Subfamily Hippocastanoideae
Tribe Aceraceae
- Acer palmatum
- Japan
W/C
Saururaceae
- Houttuynia cordata
- Japan south to mountains of Java & Nepal
Saxifragaceae
- Saxifraga stolonifera
- E. Asia - W. China, Japan
- Tiarella polyphylla
- Asia
Schisandraceae
- Schisandra chinensis
- Russian Far East to N. China and C. Japan
Theaceae
Subfamily Theeae
- Camellia lutchuensis
- Japan - Ryu Kyu
Trochodendraceae
- Trochodendron aralioides
- mountains of Japan & s. Korea
Typhaceae
- Typha laxmannii
- SE. Europe to Japan
- Typha orientalis
- Mongolia to Philippines, Australasia
Urticaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Boehmerieae
- Boehmeria nivea
- eastern Asia - China
Zingiberaceae
Subfamily Alpinioideae
Tribe Alpinieae
- Alpinia zerumbet
- southeast Asia
W/C = Wild Collected
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