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839. EUTREMA JAPONICUM
Author(s) -
Iwashina Tsukasa
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/curt.12151
Subject(s) - rhizome , botany , genus , biology
Summary Eutrema japonicum (Miq.) Koidz. (syn. Wasabia japonica (Miq.) Matsum.) the rhizomes of which are known as the herb wasabi in Japanese restaurants, is described and illustrated. Its distribution, chemistry and cultivation are also discussed. A description of the genus Eutrema R. Br. is given, and the second Japanese species E . tenue (Miq.) Makino is illustrated.