Tyôzaburô 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 (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, and is now considered to be a taxonomic "splitter". He is the author of 180 botanical names in the citrus family Rutaceae, 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.
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