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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 (3),  1959 (3),  1960 (1),  1961 (4),  1964 (1),  1967 (6),  1969 (1),  1975 (1),  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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