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.
* (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),
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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, s ...
) ''
Medinilla ohwii ''
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 ''
Masam.
* (Orchidaceae) ''
Oreorchis ohwii ''
Fukuy.
* (
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 ''
* (Poaceae) ''
Sasa ohwii ''
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 ''
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 fa ...
) ''
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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