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PAULOWNIA TOMENTOSA: A Chinese plant in Japan
Author(s) -
Nagata Toshiyuki,
DuVal Ashley,
Schmull Michaela,
Tchernaja Tamara A.,
Crane Peter R.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/curt.12041
Subject(s) - paulownia , mainland , botany , biology , ecology
Summary Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Steud., though native to C hina first came to the attention of W estern explorers and naturalists in J apan. It is of cultural importance both in mainland A sia and also in J apan. We describe the early W estern encounters with Paulownia tomentosa highlighting in particular a lineage of early illustrations made in Japan and Europe between the mid‐1820s and 1878 that reflect the fusion of Japanese art and W estern science.