Kai Larsen (15 November 1926 in Hillerød – 23 August 2012) was a

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botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

. Kai Larsen was professor of botany (Emeritus from 1-12-1996) at

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, 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 Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. Its name is formed from the generic name ''Caesalpinia''. It is known also as the peacock flower subfamily. The Caesalpinioideae ar ...

'', '' 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 species of ''

Gardenia ''Gardenia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, Madagascar and Pacific Islands, and Australia. The genus was named by Carl Linnaeus and John Ellis aft ...

'' in the family Rubiaceae. 1993. '' Larsenaikia'', a new genus of the Rubiaceae from

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. ''Nordic J. Bot.'' 13:175–184. This name is a taxonomic anagram derived from genus ''Kailarsenia''. * The generic name ''

Kaisupeea ''Kaisupeea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. Its native range is Indo-China. It is found in Myanmar and Thailand. The genus name of ''Kaisupeea'' is in honour of Supee Saksuwan Larsen (b. 1939) and her husb ...

'' ( Gesneriaceae) honours Kai and Supee Larsen.

Species

* ''

Burmannia larseniana ''Burmannia'' may refer to: * ''Burmannia'' (plant), a genus of mycoheterotrophic flowering plants in the family Burmanniaceae *''Burmannia marmorellus ''Burmannia'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, '' ...

'' D.X.Zhang & R.M.K.Saunders ( Burmanniaceae) * ''

Bauhinia larsenii ''Bauhinia'' () is a large genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Cercidoideae and tribe Bauhinieae, in the large flowering plant family Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers Gaspard and Jo ...

'' Y.F. Chen & D.X. Zhang, fossil

Leguminosae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenc ...

from southern

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

* ''

Caulokaempferia larsenii ''Caulokaempferia'' is a group of plants in the ginger family described as a genus in 1964. The genus is native to China, the Himalayas, and Indochina (especially Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially th ...

'' Suksathan & Triboun * ''

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 ...

'' Saensouk, Theerakulpisut, & Chantaranothai * ''

Curcuma larsenii ''Curcuma'' () is a genus of plants in the family Zingiberaceae that contains such species as turmeric and Siam tulip. They are native to Southeast Asia, southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, New Guinea and northern Australia. Some species are ...

'' C. Maknoi & T. Jenjittikul * ''

Impatiens larsenii ''Impatiens'' is a genus of more than 1,000 species of flowering plants, widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere and the tropics. Together with the genus ''Hydrocera'' (one species), ''Impatiens'' make up the family Balsaminaceae. ...

'' T. Shimizu 1977. Some addition notes on ''

Impatiens ''Impatiens'' is a genus of more than 1,000 species of flowering plants, widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere and the tropics. Together with the genus ''Hydrocera'' (one species), ''Impatiens'' make up the family Balsaminaceae. ...

'' ( Balsaminaceae) of Thailand. ''Acta Phytotax. Geobot.'' 28 (1-3): 31-34. * '' Kaempferia larsenii'' Sirirugsa * ''

Mouretia larsenii ''Mouretia'' is a genus of plant in the family Rubiaceae The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recogniza ...

'' Tange * ''

Zingiber larsenii 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 ''Ginger, Z. o ...

'' Theilade

References

1926 births 20th-century Danish botanists 2012 deaths Botanists active in South Asia Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters People from Hillerød Municipality Academic staff of Aarhus University {{denmark-botanist-stub