Chōzaburō Tanaka

Chōzaburō Tanaka
Born	November 3, 1885 Osaka
Died	June 28, 1976 (aged 90)
Citizenship	Japan
Nationality	Japan
Known for	Citrus taxonomy (Tanaka system)
Author abbrev. (botany)	Tanaka

Chōzaburō Tanaka (田中 長三郎 Tanaka Chōzaburō) or 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 classifications system 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]

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

• Citrus hybrids

References

1. "Author Details: Tanaka, Tyôzaburô (1885-1976)". International Plant Names Index.
2. Khan, Iqrar Ahmad (2007). Citrus genetics, breeding and biotechnology. CABI. p. 49. ISBN 0-85199-019-3.
3. Page, Martin (2008). Growing Citrus: The Essential Gardener's Guide. Timber Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-88192-906-5.
4. "Plant Name Query". International Plant Names Index
5. "Author Query for 'Tanaka'". International Plant Names Index.

• 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.
• 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.