Insectivorous Plant Society
Encyclopedia
The , often abbreviated as IPS, is an organization based in Chiyoda
, Tokyo
, Japan
. Founded in November 1949, it is likely the oldest carnivorous plant
society in the world. It celebrated its 50th anniversary in November 1999 at the Diamond Hotel in Tokyo
. The society is named after Charles Darwin
's 1875 book, Insectivorous Plants
.
The society's chairman is Sadashi Komiya, professor emeritus of The Nippon Dental University
. He is joined by the two vice chairmen, Momozo Tanaka and Yoshiyuki Sodekawa, as well as ten other committee members. Total membership to the society is around 530, the vast majority from Japan. The society already had around 300 members in the early 1970s. Five society meetings are held each year at The Nippon Dental University, usually in the months of January, April, June, October, and November.
The IPS is probably best known for its quarterly publication, the Journal of Insectivorous Plant Society
, published since January 1950.
Chiyoda, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Founded in November 1949, it is likely the oldest carnivorous plant
Carnivorous plant
Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans, typically insects and other arthropods. Carnivorous plants appear adapted to grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients, especially nitrogen, such as acidic...
society in the world. It celebrated its 50th anniversary in November 1999 at the Diamond Hotel in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. The society is named after Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...
's 1875 book, Insectivorous Plants
Insectivorous Plants (book)
Insectivorous Plants is a book by British naturalist and evolutionary theory pioneer Charles Darwin, first published on 2 July 1875 in London....
.
The society's chairman is Sadashi Komiya, professor emeritus of The Nippon Dental University
The Nippon Dental University
is a private university in Niigata, Niigata, Japan, established in 1987. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1983. One out of every seven dentists in Japan is a graduate of this school.-External links:* *...
. He is joined by the two vice chairmen, Momozo Tanaka and Yoshiyuki Sodekawa, as well as ten other committee members. Total membership to the society is around 530, the vast majority from Japan. The society already had around 300 members in the early 1970s. Five society meetings are held each year at The Nippon Dental University, usually in the months of January, April, June, October, and November.
The IPS is probably best known for its quarterly publication, the Journal of Insectivorous Plant Society
Journal of Insectivorous Plant Society
The is a quarterly Japanese-language periodical and the official publication of the Insectivorous Plant Society of Japan. The journal was established in January 1950. As of 2010, it is published in A4 format and totals around 120 pages annually...
, published since January 1950.