Jisaburo Ohwi (大井 次三郎, Ōi Jisaburō, 18 September 1905 – 22 February 1977)[1] was a Japanese botanist. He was a distinguished member of the Faculty of Science of Kyoto Imperial University. He is perhaps best known for his 1953 Flora of Japan (日本植物誌, Nihon Shokubutsushi).[2][3]
Species named after Ohwi
edit- (Cyperaceae) Carex ohwii Masam.
- (Cyperaceae) Cyperus ohwii Kük.
- (Lamiaceae) Clerodendrum ohwii Kaneh. & Hatus.
- (Lamiaceae) Isodon × ohwii Okuyama
- (Lamiaceae) Rabdosia × ohwii (Okuyama), Hara
- (Melastomataceae) Medinilla ohwii Nayar.
- (Orchidaceae) Epipactis ohwii Fukuy.
- (Orchidaceae) Lecanorchis ohwii Masam.
- (Orchidaceae) Oreorchis ohwii Fukuy.
- (Poaceae) Panicum ohwii
- (Poaceae) Sasa ohwii Koidz.
- (Rosaceae) Prunus ohwii Kaneh. & Hatus.
- (Ruscaceae) Ophiopogon ohwii Okuyama
- (Saxifragaceae) Saxifraga ohwii Tatew.
References
edit- ^ Brummitt, Richard Kenneth; Powell, C. E., eds. (2002) [First published 1962, reprinted 1965]. Authors of Plant Names. London: Royal Botanic Gardens. ISBN 1-84246-085-4.
- ^ Jisaburo, Ohwi (1953). 日本植物誌 [Flora of Japan] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shibundō. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ Jisaburo, Ohwi (1984) [First published 1965]. Meyer, Frederick; Walker, Egbert (eds.). Flora of Japan. Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Institution. ISBN 978-0-87474-708-9.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Ohwi.
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