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U Chit Ko Ko (ချစ်ကိုကို, tɕhɪʔ kò kò; 1917-2008) was a noted Myanmar botanist. He produced a number of papers into botanical research he conducted in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia. His 1961 paper on List of Trees and Shrubs, co-written with H. G Hundley, identified some 7,000 angiosperms in Myanmar. In addition to his prominent reputation in Myanmar, U Chit Ko Ko is remembered internationally for his work with the famed plantsman and explorer Frank Kingdon-Ward whom he accompanied on his last two expeditions in Myanmar. U Chit Ko Ko was the only son of U Ba Gyaw and Daw Tin Tin, born in Magyeechaung Village of Minbu Township in 1917. He was schooled in the village monastery, transferring to the Yangon Bigandet Missionary School at the age of nine. It was here he learned the English language. His primary schooling was finished at the Burmese Methodist School in Yegyaw where he studied until passing the tenth standard, also known as the Anglo-Vernacular High School, in 1939. Immediately after finishing his primary schooling, U Chit Ko Ko was appointed in the Dhobammar Asi-ayone. He was politically active, serving as the secretary of the Student Association and was active in the Bo Aung Gyaw National Students Strike and the Secretariat Incident. When World War II broke out, he returned to Minbu and became involved in the Anti-Fascist Movement. He fled Minbu upon learning that the Japanese Kempetai intended to arrest him. Upon meeting U Kyaw Nyein he was told to report to Pa-O U Hla Pe, the Minister of Forests at the time. He was appointed Deputy Forest Ranger in the Myanmar Forest Service. After his training he was sent to the Forest School in Tharyarwady which had opened during the Japanese occupation of Myanmar during 1943 and 1944. After WWII ended, U Chit Ko Ko left the Forest Service to work in the Accountant General's Office. However, U Aung Din, a silviculturist with the Forest Department, persuaded him to return. In 1949 he was appointed as a Forester.