Jisaburo Ohwi

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

(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.

The standard author abbreviation Ohwi is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[4]

References

^ 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.

External links

IPNI Author Details for Jisaburo Ohwi (1905–1977) from the International Plant Names Index

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[1] 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.

[2] Jisaburo, Ohwi (1953). 日本植物誌 [Flora of Japan] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shibundō. Retrieved 31 July 2010.

[3] 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.

[4] International Plant Names Index. Ohwi.

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