''Kailarsenia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe

Gardenieae Gardenieae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 586 species in 53 genera. Genera Currently accepted names * ''Adenorandia'' Vermoesen (1 sp) * '' Agouticarpa'' C.H.Press. (7 sp) * ''Aidia'' Lour. (55 sp) ...

of the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is Indo-China to West Malesia. ''Kailarsenia'' belongs to the "Gardenia"

clade A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, ...

, together with '' Aoranthe'' ''pro parte'', '' Ceriscoides'', '' Coddia'', ''

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 ...

'', and ''

Genipa ''Genipa'' is a genus of trees in the family Rubiaceae. This genus is native to the American tropical forests. Description Tall trees, without any spines, prickles or thorns; with large opposite leaves of almost leathery texture, smooth or hai ...

''. The genus name ''Kailarsenia'' is a taxonomic patronym honoring

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 ...

, professor of botany at

Århus University Aarhus University ( da, Aarhus Universitet, abbreviated AU) is a public research university with its main campus located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Gr ...

, Denmark. The closely related genus '' Larsenaikia'' has been named as a taxonomic anagram derived from ''Kailarsenia''.

References

Rubiaceae genera Plants described in 1983 Gardenieae {{Ixoroideae-stub