Ryōzō Kanehira

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Ryozo Kanehira at Taipei Botanical Garden, undated. Jin Ping Liang San Xiao Xiang .jpg
Ryōzō Kanehira at Taipei Botanical Garden, undated.

Ryōzō Kanehira (金平 亮三, Kanehira Ryōzō, January 1, 1882 – November 27, 1948) was a Japanese botanist. Kanehira undertook botanical expeditions into Taiwan, Peru, Palau, Kiribati, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Philippines, and Papua New Guinea as well as describing the flora of Japan. His main collection and types are held at the herbarium of Kyushu University, with duplicate specimens distributed to A, B, BO, BISH, FU, GH, K, L, LA, NY, P, PNH, TI, US, and Z (Index Herbariorum acronyms).

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The standard author abbreviation Kaneh. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [1]

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References

  1. International Plant Names Index.  Kaneh.

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    External links [2]


    1. "C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium - The William & Lynda Steere Herbarium". sweetgum.nybg.org. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
    2. "Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries". kiki.huh.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-13.