Jisaburo Ohwi
Japanese botanist (1905-1977)
Jisaburo Ohwi (大井 次三郎, Ōi Jisaburō; 18 September 1905 – 22 February 1977) was a 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).
Species named 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.
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