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Cornukaempferia Larsenii
''Cornukaempferia larsenii'' is a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It was first described by Piyaporn Saensouk. It is named after Danish botanist Kai Larsen Kai Larsen (15 November 1926 in Hillerød – 23 August 2012) was a Danish botanist. Kai Larsen was professor of botany (Emeritus from 1-12-1996) at Århus University, Denmark. He was the Danish editor of Flora Nordica, editor of Flora of T .... Range ''Cornukaempferia larsenii'' is native to Thailand and Laos. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q51077881 Zingiberoideae Flora of Thailand Flora of Laos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zingiberaceae
Zingiberaceae () or the ginger family is a family of flowering plants made up of about 50 genera with a total of about 1600 known species of aromatic perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes distributed throughout tropical Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Many of the family's species are important ornamental, spice, or medicinal plants. Ornamental genera include the shell gingers ('' Alpinia''), Siam or summer tulip ('' Curcuma alismatifolia''), '' Globba'', ginger lily ('' Hedychium''), '' Kaempferia'', torch-ginger '' Etlingera elatior'', ''Renealmia'', and ginger (''Zingiber''). Spices include ginger (''Zingiber''), galangal or Thai ginger ('' Alpinia galanga'' and others), melegueta pepper (''Aframomum melegueta''), myoga (''Zingiber mioga''), korarima (''Aframomum corrorima''), turmeric (''Curcuma''), and cardamom ('' Amomum'', '' Elettaria''). Description Members of the family are small to large herbaceous plants with distichous leaves with basal she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Larsen
Kai Larsen (15 November 1926 in Hillerød – 23 August 2012) was a Danish botanist. Kai Larsen was professor of botany (Emeritus from 1-12-1996) at Århus University, Denmark. He was the Danish editor of Flora Nordica, editor of Flora of Thailand, advisor to Flora of China and executive member of Flora Malesiana. He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. and the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. Research *SE Asian flora region, particularly Thailand, Malaysia and Indo-China. Revisions of several families e. g. '' Caesalpiniaceae'', ''Caryophyllaceae'', and ''Lowiaceae'' for several of the regional floras. *''Zingiberaceae'' for Flora of Thailand and Flora Malesiana. Eponymous species Some plant names are taxonomic patronyms recognizing his contribution to studying Asian flora. Genera * ''Kailarsenia'': a fragrant plant from the family Rubiaceae that can be found in Southeast Asia. * ''Larsenaikia'': once endemic Australian spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zingiberoideae
Zingiberoideae is a subfamily of plants in the family Zingiberaceae.Kress JW, Prince LM, Williams KJ (2002) The phylogeny and a new classification of the gingers (Zingiberaceae): evidence from molecular data. ''American Journal of Botany'', 89(10): 1682–1696. Tribes & genera Tribe Globbeae * ''Globba'' * '' Mantisia'' * '' Gagnepainia'' * '' Hemiorchis'' Tribe Zingibereae * ''Boesenbergia'' * '' Camptandra'' * '' Caulokaempferia'' * '' Cautleya'' * ''Curcuma'' * '' Curcumorpha'' * '' Haniffia'' * ''Haplochorema'' * ''Hedychium'' * ''Hitchenia'' * ''Kaempferia'' * ''Nanochilus'' * '' Paracautleya'' * ''Parakaempferia'' * '' Pommereschea'' * ''Rhynchanthus'' * ''Roscoea'' * ''Scaphochlamys'' * ''Stadiochilus'' * ''Stahlianthus'' * ''Zingiber The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora Of Thailand
''Flora of Thailand'' is a multi-volume flora describing the vascular plants of Thailand, published by the Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department since the 1970s. It currently consists of 12 volumes. Volumes *Volume 1 – not yet published *Volume 2(1-4) – Actinidiaceae, Apostasiaceae, Balanophoraceae, Bonnetiaceae, Cannabidaceae, Cardiopteridaceae, Casuarinaceae, Centrolepidaceae, Cephalotaxaceae, Connaraceae, Cupressaceae, Cycadaceae, Dilleniaceae, Ebenaceae, Elaeocarpaceae, Flagellariaceae, Gnetaceae, Goodeniaceae, Haloragaceae, Hanguanaceae, Hippocastanaceae, Icacinaceae, Illliciaceae, Irvingiaceae, Juncaceae, Lowiaceae, Magnoliaceae, Nyssaceae, Ochnaceae, Oxalidaceae, Pinaceae, Podocarpaceae, Portulacaceae, Rafflesiaceae, Restionaceae, Rhizophoraceae, Rosaceae, Saurauiaceae, Schisandraceae, Simaroubaceae, Smilacaceae, Sphenocleaceae, Stylidiaceae, Symplocaceae, Theaceae, Triuridaceae. *Volume 3(1) (1979) – Psilotaceae, Lycopodiaceae, Selaginellaceae, Isoetaceae, Equiset ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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