Jisaburo Ohwi

Jisaburo Ohwi (大井次三郎, Ōi Jisaburō^?, September 18, 1905 – February 22, 1977)^[1] was 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 names 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.

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) (in Japanese). 日本植物誌 [Flora of Japan]. Tokyo: Shibundō. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1435095. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
^ 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.

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

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Name	Ohwi, Jisaburo
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Date of birth	1905
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Date of death	1977
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