Chit Ko Ko
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Chit Ko Ko was a noted Burmese botanist
. He produced a number of papers into botanical research he conducted in Burma, Laos
and Cambodia
. His 1961 paper on List of Trees and Shrubs, co-written with H. G Hundley, identified some 7,000 angiosperms in Burma.
In 1951, Chit Ko Ko also met Francis Kingdon-Ward and conducted further research into plants in Burma. Chit Ko Ko was only 26 years old at the time and was the curator of the herbarium in Rangoon. Along with another Burmese botanist, Tha Hla
, they set off on an expedition and reached Hkinlum in several days in the alpine region where they could expect to find hardy plants. During the expedition Chit Ko Ko was reported to have caught a bad chill and had to be rubbed back to warmth. Nevertheless, the expedition was a success and the team collected 37 species of Rhododendron
s and nearly 100 other species and 1400 herbarium specimens, including the epiphytic lilly Lilium arboricola
and Lonicera hildebrandiana, a honeysuckle
with huge flowers.
An obituary of Chit Ko Ko entitled Obituary of a Botanist: U Chit Ko Ko has been written by David Sayers, in some 1260 words and published in March 2009.
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
. He produced a number of papers into botanical research he conducted in Burma, Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
and Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
. His 1961 paper on List of Trees and Shrubs, co-written with H. G Hundley, identified some 7,000 angiosperms in Burma.
In 1951, Chit Ko Ko also met Francis Kingdon-Ward and conducted further research into plants in Burma. Chit Ko Ko was only 26 years old at the time and was the curator of the herbarium in Rangoon. Along with another Burmese botanist, Tha Hla
Tha Hla
Tha Hla was a noted Burmese botanist and forestry warden.He began his career in Burmese forestry around 1934. In 1951, along with Chit Ko Ko he met English botanist Francis Kingdon-Ward and conducted further research into plants in Burma. They set off on an expedition and reached Hkinlum in...
, they set off on an expedition and reached Hkinlum in several days in the alpine region where they could expect to find hardy plants. During the expedition Chit Ko Ko was reported to have caught a bad chill and had to be rubbed back to warmth. Nevertheless, the expedition was a success and the team collected 37 species of Rhododendron
Rhododendron
Rhododendron is a genus of over 1 000 species of woody plants in the heath family, most with showy flowers...
s and nearly 100 other species and 1400 herbarium specimens, including the epiphytic lilly Lilium arboricola
Lilium arboricola
Lilium arboricola is an epiphytic lily species with green flowers, and orange-red anthers. It was first botanically described by Francis Kingdon-Ward and his assistants Chit Ko Ko and Tha Hla after a collection in the Shan region of Myanmar in 1953. Specimens from this collection flowered once in...
and Lonicera hildebrandiana, a honeysuckle
Honeysuckle
Honeysuckles are arching shrubs or twining vines in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to the Northern Hemisphere. There are about 180 species of honeysuckle, 100 of which occur in China; Europe, India and North America have only about 20 native species each...
with huge flowers.
An obituary of Chit Ko Ko entitled Obituary of a Botanist: U Chit Ko Ko has been written by David Sayers, in some 1260 words and published in March 2009.