Plantago genus

Japanese: オオバコ属 - おおばこぞく
Plantago genus

...In Europe and the US, the seeds of the same genus, P. psyllium L., are used as a laxative. The family Plantaginaceae consists of three genera and 265 species, and in Japan only the genus Plantago (English name: plantain/rib‐wort) produces six species. P. japonica Fr. et Sav. resembles plantain, but is large, with leaves over 30 cm long, and grows on the coasts of Honshu to Kyushu. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the genus Plantago is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…欧米では同属のP.psyllium L.の種子を下剤とする。 オオバコ科は3属265種あり,日本にはオオバコ属Plantago(英名plantain∥rib‐wort)のみ6種を産する。トウオオバコP.japonica Fr.et Sav.はオオバコに似るが,大型で30cm以上の葉をもち,本州から九州の海辺に生える。…

※「オオバコ属」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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