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Table 4 List of heirloom vegetables (Kyo-yasai) registered as traditional Kyo-yasai

From: Introduction to heirloom vegetables in Kyoto prefecture (Kyo-yasai), Japan

Plant name

Botanical name

Varieties

Other names

(Existing traditional ones) arrowhead

Sagittaria trifolia L.

Kuwai*

 

Brassicaceae leaf (Tsukena)

Brassica rapa L.

Hatakena

 

Mibuna*

 

Mizuna*

Kyona

Bamboo shoot

Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel

Kyo-takenoko*

 

Burdock

Arctium lappa L.

Horikawa-gobo*

Juraku-gobo

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp

Hiiragino-sasage

Sanjyaku-sasage

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus L.

Shogoin-fushinari

 

Eggplant

Solanum melongena L.

Kamo-nasu*

Oserikawa-nasu

Mogi-nasu

Yoshidamogi-nasu

Yamashina-nasu*

 

Japanese Radish

Raphanus sativus L.

Aomi-daikon

Aomi-rafuku, Mibu-daikon

Karami-daikon

 

Kuki-daikon

Chudoji-daikon

Momoyama-daikon

Okamedani-daikon, Nezumi-daikon

Sabaga-daikon

 

Shogoin-daikon *

 

Tokinashi-daikon

Toushichi-daikon

Mioga Ginger

Zingiber mioga (Thunb.) Roscoe

Kyo-mioga

Momoyama-mioga, Mioga-take

Pickling Melon

Cucumis melo var. conomon

Katsura-uri

Saikyo-uri, Kyoto-uri

Pumpkin

Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

Shishigatani-kabocha *

Sweet Pepper

Capsicum annuum L.

Fushimi-togarashi *

Fushimi-amanaga

Tanaka-togarashi

Chujishi, Shishito

Taro

Colocasia esculenta L.

Ebi-imo*

 

Turnip

Brassica rapa L. var. rapa

Maizuru-kabu

 

Matsugasakiukina-kabu

Yatsugashira, Ha-kabu

Ohuchi-kabu

 

Sbaga-kabu

Tenjin-kabu

Sugukina

Suguki

Syogoin-kabu*

 

Uguisuna

 

Udo

Aralia cordata Thumb

Kyo-udo

Momoyama-udo

Water Dropwort

Oenanthe javanica (BL.) DC

Kyo-zeri

Kyo-mizuseri

Water Shield

Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel

Junsai

 

Welsh Onion

Allium fistulosum L

Kujo-negi *

 

(Extinct vegetables) Japanese Radish

Raphanus sativus L.

Kori-daikon

 

Turnip

Brassica rapa L. var. rapa

Toji-kabu

 

(Vegetables conforming to traditional ones) Hanana

Brassica rapa L. var. oleifera DC

Fushimi-Kanzaki-natane *

Sweet Pepper

Capsicum annuum L.

Manganji-togarashi *

Manganji-amato

Takagamine-togarashi

  1. Items designated only as Kyoto brand vegetables include ‘Kyonatsu-Zukin’ and ‘Murasaki-Zukin’ edamame, ‘Kintoki’ carrots, ‘Kyo-Kokabu’ immature turnips, and Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
  2. *These varieties are also registered as Kyoto Brand vegetables