Some Notes on Makino's Illustrated Flora of Nippon

Abstract

Since its first edition in 1940, Makino’s “Illustrated Flora of Nippon” has been revised several times, in accordance with contemporary system of classifications, and published basically as “Makino’s Illustrated Flora of Japan” with slight modifications on its title. The original and revised versions have been widely used in Japan. Makino's original descriptions and illustrations remaining in these versions are still enlightening in various aspects. At the occasion of the publication of the reprint of the first edition in reduced size in 2019, some comments on the following species appeared in the Makino's Flora are presented: Cannabis sativa L., Zingiber mioga (Thunb.) Roscoe, Zoysia japonica Steud. and the genus Potamogeton L.