Yojiro Kimura

Yojiro Kimura
Born	1912
Died	2006 (aged 93–94)
Nationality	Japanese
Scientific career
Fields	Botany
Author abbrev. (botany)	Y.Kimura

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]

Selected publications

• 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

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

References

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

• 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