Yojiro Kimura

was a Japanese botanist, known for his classification of monocotyledons, and of Japanese species of Hypericum.

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.
• 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 <small>Y.Kimura</small>

References

Bibliography

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• 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