Minosuke Hiroe ( 廣江美之助; 7 June 1914 – 12 January 2000) was a Japanese

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. His main works are on the

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, from which family he described many new species. His work has been criticized by

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Books

* M. Hiroe, 1990. ''Kyoto matsuri to hana''. Ed. Seiseisha; Shohan ed. 207 pp. * M. Hiroe, 1980. ''Sōsa shokubutsugaku/Criminal investigation botany section''. Ed. Ariake Shoten, Shōwa * M. Hiroe, 1979. ''Umbelliferae of World''. Ed. Ariake Book Co. 2128 pp. * M. Hiroe, 1971. ''Orchid Flowers''. Two vols. (English, Latín, Japanese) Ed. Kyoto:Kyoto-Shoin Co * M. Hiroe, 1958. ''Umbelliferae of Asia: (excluding Japan)''. Ed. Eikodo * M. Hiroe, Lincoln Constance, Constance, L. ''Umbelliferae of Japan''. University of California Publications in Botany 30 (1.)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hiroe, Minosuke 20th-century Japanese botanists 1914 births 2000 deaths