Kai Larsen (15 November 1926 in

Hillerød Hillerød () is a Danish town with a population of 35,357 (1 January 2022)Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

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 Århus University, Denmark. He was the Danish editor of Flora Nordica, editor of Flora of Thailand, advisor to

Flora of China The flora of China consists of a diverse range of plant species including over 39,000 vascular plants, 27,000 species of fungi and 3000 species of bryophytes.Wu, Z. Y., P. H. Raven & D. Y. Hong, eds. 2006. Flora of China. Vol. 22 (Poaceae). Sc ...

and executive member of Flora Malesiana. He was a member of the

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ( no, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway. History The Royal Frederick Unive ...

. 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 Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactacea ...

'', and ''

Lowiaceae ''Orchidantha'' is a genus of flowering plants. In the APG III system, it is placed in the family Lowiaceae, as the sole genus. It includes the plants in the formerly recognised genera ''Lowia'' and ''Protamomum''. ''Orchidantha'' remains a poo ...

'' for several of the regional floras. *''

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 Af ...

'' for Flora of Thailand and Flora Malesiana.

Eponymous species

Some plant names are taxonomic patronyms recognizing his contribution to studying Asian flora.

Genera

* ''

Kailarsenia ''Kailarsenia'' is a genus of Flowering plant, flowering plants in the tribe Gardenieae of the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. Its native range is Indo-China to West Malesia. ''Kailarsenia'' belongs to the "Gardenia" clade, together with ''A ...

'': a fragrant plant from 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 recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules a ...

that can be found in Southeast Asia. * ''

Larsenaikia ''Larsenaikia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gardenieae of the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is Eastern and Northern Australia. It contains three species — ''L. jardinei'', ''L. ochreata'', and ''L. suffruticosa'' — forme ...

'': once endemic Australian species of '' Gardenia'' in the family

. 1993. ''

'', a new genus of the

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'' (

Gesneriaceae Gesneriaceae, the gesneriad family, is a family of flowering plants consisting of about 152 genera and ca. 3,540 species in the tropics and subtropics of the Old World (almost all Didymocarpoideae) and the New World (most Gesnerioideae), with ...

) honours Kai and Supee Larsen.

Species

* '' Burmannia larseniana'' D.X.Zhang & R.M.K.Saunders (

Burmanniaceae Burmanniaceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of 99 species of herbaceous plants in eight genera. Description These plants are annual or perennial herbs, with generally unbranched stems, some lacking leaves. Some members of this fam ...

) * '' Bauhinia larsenii'' Y.F. Chen & D.X. Zhang, fossil Leguminosae 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'' Suksathan & Triboun * '' Cornukaempferia larsenii'' Saensouk, Theerakulpisut, & Chantaranothai * '' Curcuma larsenii'' C. Maknoi & T. Jenjittikul * '' Impatiens larsenii'' T. Shimizu 1977. Some addition notes on '' Impatiens'' (

Balsaminaceae The Balsaminaceae (commonly known as the balsam family) are a family (biology), family of dicotyledonous plants, comprising two genus, genera: ''Impatiens'', which consists of over 1000 species, and ''Hydrocera'', consisting of 1 species. The flo ...

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

Kaempferia larsenii ''Kaempferia'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It is native to China, India, and Southeast Asia. The genus is named after the naturalist and traveller Engelbert Kaempfer, who lived in Japan and east Asia for the years 1689-1693 and w ...

'' Sirirugsa * '' Mouretia larsenii'' Tange * '' Zingiber larsenii'' 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