Botanial Activities of Fumio Kasai―Botanist in Tokushima Prefecture and around Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, at the Early Days of the Modern Japanese Botany

Abstract

The botanical activities of Fumio Kasai are summarized including his life and contributions. Kasai conducted botanical surveys in Tokushima Prefecture and around Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, from the Meiji period to the early Showa period, and donated his specimens to Hokkaido University and other institutions, which were cited in several botanical papers. His communications with botanical researchers of the same period, such as Juro Nikai, indicate his footprints on local floristic works.