Minoru N. Tamura is a

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at the

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of the City University, Osaka. Tamura is a specialist in the

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of the

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who has significantly contributed to the "Flora of China" and the "

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".12th Flora of Thailand Meeting
Tamura's system of classification of the Liliaceae in 1998 was a significant step in the modern understanding of this family.

Publications

*[https://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3393019?uid=3739432&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=3737720&uid=4&sid=21103346435383 Minoru N. Tamura, Liang Songyun (Liang Song-jun) and Nicholas J. Turland. New Combinations in Campylandra (Convallariaceae, Convallarieae). Novon Vol. 10, No. 2 (Summer, 2000), pp. 158-160]
Jun Yamashita, Art Vogel, Minoru N. Tamura. 2007. ''Molecular Phylogeny and Taxonomic Reconsideration of the Genus Peliosanthes (Convallariaceae)»''. 12th Flora of Thailand Meeting
*Minoru N. Tamura. ''Phylogenetic analyses and chromosome evolution in Convallarieae (Ruscaceae sensu lato), with some taxonomic treatments'' J. Plant Res. 117 (5): 363—370 2004 *Chen Xinqi, Liang Songyun, Xu Jiemei, Minoru N. Tamura. ''Liliaceae'' Flora of China 24: 73–263 2000 * * In * In * In *

References

External links

Harvard University: Index of BotanistsISPN: List of species described by author"Tamura, Minoru N. (fl. 1993)"
at ISPN {{DEFAULTSORT:Tamura, Minoru N. Botanists with author abbreviations 20th-century Japanese botanists Academic staff of Osaka City University 21st-century Japanese botanists