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Sect. III. PENTANTHERA G. Don. 

 Represented by 40. R. molle 



40. Rhododendron molle G. Don, Gen. Syst. in. 846 (1834).— Wilson 

 in Wilson & Rehder, Monog. Azal. 95 (1921), where complete references 

 and synonymy and a full account of the species are given. 



JOSEPH BANKS: ICONES SELECTS PLANT ARUM QUAS IN 

 JAPONIA COLLEGIT ET DELINEAVIT ENGELBERTUS 



KAEMPFER 



T. Nakai 



This publication edited in 1791 contains 59 figures of Japanese plants of 

 which 32 have scientific names and 18 have only Japanese names, the rest 

 have no names at all. According to modern nomenclature the names of 

 the plants figured are as follows: 



Names given by Banks Names determined by Nakai 



1. Amomum Mioga Thunberg . Zingiber mioga Roscoe 



2. Limodorum striatum 



Thunberg Calanthe striata R. Brown 



3. Limodorum ensatum 



Thunberg Cymbidium ensifolium Swartz 



4. Ficus erecta Thunberg Ficus erecta Gedner (1786) 



5. Skimmia japonica Thun- 



berg Skimmia japonica Lodin (1783) 



6. Aucuba japonica Thunberg. Aucuba japonica Lodin (1783) 



7. Bladhia crispa Thunberg. . .Bladhia crispa Thunberg 



8. Evonymus japonica Thun- 



berg Evonymus japonica Thunberg 



9. Paederia foetida Thunberg 



(non Linnaeus) Paederia chinensis Hance 



10. Aralia japonica Thunberg . . Fatsia japonica Morren & Decaisne 



11. Hemerocallis japonica 



Thunberg Hosta caerulea Trattinick 



12. Orontium japonicum Thun- 



berg Rhodca japonica Roth. 



13. ) Nandina domestical 



14. ) Thunberg Nandina domestics Hornstcdt (1781) 



15. Dioscorea quinqueloba 



Thunberg Dioscorea septemloba Thunberg 



16. Daphne odora Thunberg. .Daphne odora Thunberg 



17. Quercus glauca Thunberg . .Quercus glauca Thunberg 



18. Mespilus japonica Thun- 



berg Eriobotrya japonica Lindley 



