Chōzaburō Tanaka (田中 長三郎, Tanaka Chōzaburō), often Romanized as Tyôzaburô Tanaka[1] (November 3, 1885 in Osaka – June 28, 1976), was a Japanese botanist and mycologist. He established one of the two major taxonomic classification systems for citrus and related genera currently in use,[2][3] and is now considered to be a taxonomic "splitter".[3] He is the author of 180 botanical names in the citrus family Rutaceae,[4] including for example Citrus × latifolia (Persian lime) and Citrus tangerina (tangerine). Many of the species Tanaka described are still recognized, but his overall scheme is not supported by modern genetic research.[3]
Chōzaburō Tanaka | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 3, 1885 |
| Died | June 28, 1976 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Citizenship | Japan |
| Known for | Citrus taxonomy (Tanaka system) |
| Scientific career | |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Tanaka |
Works
- Tanaka, Tyôzaburô (1976). Nakao, Sasuke (ed.). Tanaka's Cyclopedia of Edible Plants of the World (first ed.). Tokyo: Yugaku-sha (distributed by Keigaku Pub. Co.).
- Tanaka, Tyôzaburô (1932). A Monograph of the Satsuma Orange. Taihoku Imperial University.
See also
References
- 吳明德; et al. (1998). An Atlas of Plants from Tanaka Collection at National Taiwan University Library. National Taiwan University Publication Center. ISBN 957-02-2482-7.[clarification needed]
- 吳明德; et al. (1998). Catalog of the Tanaka Collection at National Taiwan University Library. National Taiwan University Publication Center. ISBN 957-02-3227-7.[clarification needed]
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