was Japanese
botanist
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 wo ...
. He was a distinguished member of the Faculty of Science of
Kyoto Imperial University
, mottoeng = Freedom of academic culture
, established =
, type = Public (National)
, endowment = ¥ 316 billion (2.4 billion USD
The United States dollar (symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to disting ...
. He is perhaps best known for his 1953 .
Species named after Ohwi
* (
Cyperaceae
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' w ...
) ''
Carex ohwii''
Masam.
was a Japanese botanist.
Biography
Masamune Genkei worked in Formosa and then, after World War II, Taiwan. He was noted for his comprehensive botanical indexes of Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the worl ...
* (Cyperaceae) ''
Cyperus ohwii''
Kük.
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Lamiaceae
The Lamiaceae ( )
or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory ...
) ''
Clerodendrum ohwii''
Kaneh. &
Hatus.
* (Lamiaceae) ''
Isodon × ohwii'' Okuyama
* (Lamiaceae) ''
Rabdosia × ohwii'' (Okuyama),
Hara
Hara may refer to:
Art and entertainment
* Hara (band), a Romanian pop-band
* ''Hara'' (film), a 2014 Kannada-language drama film
* ''Hara'' (sculpture), a 1989 artwork by Deborah Butterfield
* Goo Hara (1991-2019), South Korean idol singer
...
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Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, sh ...
) ''
Medinilla ohwii
''Medinilla'' is a genus of about 400 species of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, native to tropical regions of the Old World from Africa (two species) east through Madagascar (about 70 species) and southern Asia to the western Pa ...
''
Nayar.
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Orchidaceae
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.
Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
) ''
Epipactis ohwii ''
Fukuy.
* (Orchidaceae) ''
Lecanorchis ohwii
''Lecanorchis'' is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae.
The scientific name is derived from the Greek words ''lekane'' (basin) and ''orchis'' (orchid).
They occur in mountain forest of the Himalayas, C ...
''
Masam.
was a Japanese botanist.
Biography
Masamune Genkei worked in Formosa and then, after World War II, Taiwan. He was noted for his comprehensive botanical indexes of Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the worl ...
* (Orchidaceae) ''
Oreorchis ohwii
''Oreorchis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Asia. Species currently accepted as of June 2014:
#'' Oreorchis angustata'' L.O.Williams ex N.Pearce & P.J.Cribb - Sichuan, Yunnan
#'' Oreorchis au ...
''
Fukuy.
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Poaceae
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ...
) ''
Panicum ohwii
''Panicum'' (panicgrass) is a large genus of about 450 species of grasses native throughout the tropical regions of the world, with a few species extending into the northern temperate zone. They are often large, annual or perennial grasses, growi ...
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* (Poaceae) ''
Sasa ohwii Sasa may refer to:
People
* Saša, a given name
* Genjū Sasa (1900–1959), Japanese film director and critic
* Sa'sa'a bin Sohan (598–666), a companion of Imam Ali revered by Shia Muslims
* Sasa (politician), special envoy to the United Natio ...
''
Koidz.
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Rosaceae
Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera.
The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. Among the most species-rich genera are ''Alchemilla'' (270), ''Sorbus ...
) ''
Prunus ohwii
''Prunus obtusata'' (, ) is a species of bird cherry
Bird cherry is a common name for the European plant '' Prunus padus''.
Bird cherry may also refer to:
* ''Prunus'' subg. ''Padus'', a group of species closely related to ''Prunus padus''
* ' ...
''
Kaneh. &
Hatus.
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Ruscaceae
Nolinoideae is a monocot subfamily of the family Asparagaceae in the APG III system of 2009. It used to be treated as a separate family, Ruscaceae s.l. The family name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, ''Nolina''.
The subfam ...
) ''
Ophiopogon ohwii'' Okuyama
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Saxifragaceae
Saxifragaceae is a family of herbaceous perennial flowering plants, within the core eudicot order Saxifragales. The taxonomy of the family has been greatly revised and the scope much reduced in the era of molecular phylogenetic analysis. The f ...
) ''
Saxifraga ohwii ''
Tatew.
References
External links
IPNI Author Details for Jisaburo Ohwi (1905–1977)from 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 ...
1905 births
1977 deaths
20th-century Japanese botanists
Kyoto University faculty
Japanese taxonomists
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