(APG) is a
scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research.
Content
Articles in scientific journals are mostly written by active scientists such as s ...
of
plant taxonomy
Plant taxonomy is the science that finds, identifies, describes, classifies, and names plants. It is one of the main branches of taxonomy (the science that finds, describes, classifies, and names living things).
Plant taxonomy is closely allied ...
and
botany
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek w ...
published by the (formerly by the Societas Phytogeographica of
Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...
).
The journal was established along with the Societas Phytogeographica in 1932 by
Gen-ichi Koidzumi
was a Japanese botanist, author of several papers and monographs on phytogeography including work on roses and Amygdaloideae (Rosaceae), maples (Aceraceae), mulberries (the genus '' Morus''), and many other plants. His name is sometimes transli ...
.
According to the
International Plant Names Index
The International Plant Names Index (IPNI) describes itself as "a database of the names and associated basic bibliographical details of seed plants, ferns and lycophytes." Coverage of plant names is best at the rank of species and genus. It inclu ...
, over 3,300 plant names have been first published in the journal.
See also
* ''
Journal of Japanese Botany''
* ''
Journal of Plant Research
The ''Journal of Plant Research'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of botany published on behalf of the by Springer Science+Business Media. Its predecessor, of Tokyo, first published in 1887, ran until volume 105 in 1992; during ...
'' (formerly ''The Botanical Magazine'' (Tokyo))
References
External links
*
Botany journals
Academic journals of Japan
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