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Yojiro Kimura

Summary

Yojiro Kimura (木村 陽二郎, Kimura Yōjirō, 1912–2006)[1] was a Japanese botanist, known for his classification of monocotyledons,[2][3] and of Japanese species of Hypericum.[4]

Yojiro Kimura
Born1912
Died2006 (aged 93–94)
NationalityJapanese
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)Y.Kimura

Selected publications edit

  • Kimura, Y. 1953. The system and phylogenetic tree of plants. J. Jpn. Bot. 28: 97–104.
  • Kimura, Y. 1956. Système et phylogénie des monocotyledones. Notulae Systematicae, Herbier du Muséum de Paris 15:137–159.[5]
  • Kimura, Y. "Shokubutsu bunrui taikei no rekishi" [The History of Botanical Classification Systems] in "Seibutsugakushi ronshu" [Essays on The History of Biology]), (Yasaka Shobo, 1987).
  • Kimura, Y. "Natsurarisuto no keifu", (Chuou Kouron Sha, Inc., 1983)

Legacy edit

Yojiro Kimura is the authority for 58 taxa, such as Hypericum hayatae Y.Kimura[6]

The standard author abbreviation Y.Kimura is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ HUH 2015.
  2. ^ Dahlgren & Clifford 1982.
  3. ^ Lam 1959, p. 58.
  4. ^ Robson 2007.
  5. ^ Kimura 1956.
  6. ^ Tropicos 2015, Kimura, Yojiro.
  7. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Y.Kimura.

Bibliography edit

  • Kimura, Yojiro (1956). "Système et phylogénie des monocotyledones". Notulae Systematicae, Herbier du Muséum de Paris. 15: 137–159.
  • "Kimura, Yojiro". Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries: Index of Botanists. 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  • "Tropicos". Missouri Botanical Garden. 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  • Dahlgren, Rolf; Clifford, H. T. (1982). The monocotyledons: A comparative study. London and New York: Academic Press. ISBN 9780122006807.
  • Lam, HJ (1959), Taxonomy: general principles and angiosperms, pp. 3–75, ISBN 9781483153391 in Turrill (1959)
  • Turrill, W. B., ed. (1959). Vistas in Botany: A Volume in Honour of the Bicentenary of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. London: Pergamon. ISBN 9781483153391. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  • Robson, Norman KB (2007). "Yojiro Kimura's Contribution to the Study of Japanese Hypericum". J. Jpn. Bot. 82 (2): 114.
  • Obituary: Dr. Yojiro Kimura (1912-2006). J. Jap. Bot. 82(2): 112. 2007
  • Kanai, Hiroo: In Memory of Dr. Yojiro Kimura. J. Jap. Bot. 82(2): 115. 2007