''Pollia japonica'', known as East Asian pollia in English, yabumyoga () in Japanese, and dùruò () in Chinese, is a perennial flower native to
East Asia. Its niche is forests 0–1200 m. It is native in
Anhui,
Fujian,
Guangdong,
Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...
,
Guizhou,
Hubei,
Hunan,
Jiangxi, and
Sichuan Provinces of
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. It is also found in
Taiwan,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
, and
Korea.
Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 33 杜若 du ruo ''Pollia japonica'' Thunberg, Fl. Jap. 138. 1784.
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Commelinaceae
Flora of China
Flora of Eastern Asia
Plants described in 1781
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