Herbarium Specimens of Fruit Trees Collected by Dr. Akio Kikuchi in the Herbarium of the Kyoto University Museum (KYO)

Abstract

Herbarium specimens prepared by the late Prof. Akio Kikuchi and his colleagues were discovered in the Herbarium of Kyoto University (KYO). These specimens contain Pyrus, Malus and other fruit tree plants. Some Pyrus specimens are identified as original materials of his taxonomic studies. Some of others are also identified as the voucher specimens of living genetic resources now preserved in the Genebank Project of the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization.