Yojiro Kimura

Yojiro Kimura (木村 陽二郎, Kimura Yōjirō, 1912–2006) was a Japanese botanist, known for his classification of monocotyledons, and of Japanese species of Hypericum.

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

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 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