Arika Kimura
Appearance
Arika Kimura | |
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Born | 1 March 1900 |
Died | 1 September 1996 |
Nationality | Japanese |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Kimura |
Arika Kimura (木村 有香, Kimura Arika, 1 March 1900 – 1 September 1996)[1] was a Japanese botanist and specialist in the Salicaceae, or willow family.[2] He was a professor of botany at the University of Tokyo[1] and at Tohoku University.[2] Kimura was also the first director of the Botanical Garden of Tohoku University. A species of spider, Heptathela kimurai, was named in his honour.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins & Michael Grayson (22 April 2013), The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians, ISBN 9781907807442, retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ^ a b "Professor Dr. Arika Kimura (1900 -1996)" (PDF). Journal of Japanese Botany. 72: 126–127. 1997.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Kimura.