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Index of Botanists

NameKanai, Hiroo
Date of birth1930
Date of death2022
Remarks [author note: One of the pioneers in using computeres for floristic works, e.g., Index gazetteer of Nepal I(1976) & Index gazetteer of the Himalaya (1977) (vide David E. Boufford, GH)] [collector note: TNS] Example of Names published: Fritillaria japonica Miq. f. alba H.Hara & Kanai (1957); F. japonica var. koidzumiana (Ohwi) H.Hara & Kanai (1957); Tetracentron sinense Oliv. var. himalense H.Hara & Kanai (1964)
ASA Botanist ID115554 botanist
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/73af9add-f1e4-4cc2-ab8e-c3760babe446
Variant nameHiroo Kanai
Author nameKanai
B & P Author Abbrev.Kanai
Standard/Label NameH. Kanai
Full NameKanai, Hiroo
Geography AuthorJapan
Geography CollectorJapan
Specialty AuthorSpermatophytes
Citation as AuthorAuthors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Obituary in: J. Jap. Bot. 97(5): 304-306. 2022 (via H. Ohashi; TI)
Citation as CollectorIndex Herbariorum, ed. 8
Member of teams/groups
HoldingsSearch for specimens collected by H. Kanai
Collections in[no date] (1),  1947 (1),  1948 (1),  1955 (1),  1957 (1),  1958 (4),  1959 (4),  1960 (1),  1961 (5),  1962 (1),  1964 (4),  1967 (6),  1969 (1),  1973 (1),  1975 (2),  1983 (3),  1985 (1)
Collector Teams:H. Hara, H. Kanai, G. Murata, M. Togashi & T. Tuyama  H. Kanai, H. Ohashi, K. Hasegawa & K. Okubo  H. Hara, H. Kanai, G. Murata, H. Ohashi, O. Tanaka & T. Yamazaki  H. Kanai, G. Murata & M. Togashi  H. Kanai, G. Murata, H. Ohashi, Tanaka & T. Yamazaki  H. Kanai & G. Murata  H. Ohashi, H. Kanai, H. Ohba & Y. Tateishi  H. Kanai & P. R. Shakya  H. Kanai, H. Hara & H. Ohba  H. Ohba, H. Kanai, M. Wakabayashi, M. Suzuki & S. Akiyama  H. Kanai, H. Ohashi, K. Iwatsuki, H. Ohba, Z. Iwatsuki & P. R. Shakya  H. Kanai, G. Murata, H. Ohashi & T. Yamazaki  H. Kanai, H. Ohashi & K. Hasegawa  H. Kanai & H. Koyama  H. Hara, H. Kanai, S. Kurosawa, G. Murata & M. Togashi  T. Yamazaki & H. Kanai  H. Kanai, H. Ohashi, H. Hara, K. Iwatsuki & H. Ohba  H. Kanai, K. Hasegawa & K. Okubo  H. Kanai & Ch. Chuma  H. Kanai, Ch. Chuma & T. Nagano  H. Kanai & H. Ohashi  H. Kanai & Y. Tateishi  H. Kanai & T. Yamazaki 

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