''Vanoverberghia'' is a genus of plants in the

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, named after Morice Vanoverbergh (1885–1982), a Catholic missionary priest who lived in the Philippines and was also an anthropologist and a linguist. The genus has now have five known species, native to

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.Hidenobu Funakoshi and Hiroyoshi Ohashi. 2000. ''Vanoverberghia sasakiana'' H. Funak. & H. Ohashi (Zingiberaceae), a New Species and a New Generic Record for the Flora of Taiwan. Taiwania 45(3):270-275
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Vanoverberghia sasakiana ''Vanoverberghia'' is a genus of plants in the Zingiberaceae, named after Morice Vanoverbergh (1885–1982), a Catholic missionary priest who lived in the Philippines and was also an anthropologist and a linguist. The genus has now have five k ...

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Vanoverberghia sepulchrei ''Vanoverberghia'' is a genus of plants in the Zingiberaceae, named after Morice Vanoverbergh (1885–1982), a Catholic missionary priest who lived in the Philippines and was also an anthropologist and a linguist. The genus has now have five k ...

'' Merr. - Philippines *''

Vanoverberghia (Alpinia) diversifolia ''Vanoverberghia'' is a genus of plants in the Zingiberaceae, named after Morice Vanoverbergh (1885–1982), a Catholic missionary priest who lived in the Philippines and was also an anthropologist and a linguist. The genus has now have five kn ...

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Vanoverberghia rubrobracteata ''Vanoverberghia'' is a genus of plants in the Zingiberaceae, named after Morice Vanoverbergh (1885–1982), a Catholic missionary priest who lived in the Philippines and was also an anthropologist and a linguist. The genus has now have five k ...

'' Docot & Ambida - Philippines *''

Vanoverberghia (Alpinia) vanoverberghii ''Vanoverberghia'' is a genus of plants in the Zingiberaceae, named after Morice Vanoverbergh (1885–1982), a Catholic missionary priest who lived in the Philippines and was also an anthropologist and a linguist. The genus has now have five k ...

'' (Merr.) Funak. & Docot - Philippines

References

External links

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Genera of the Zingiberales, ''Vanoverberghia''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3008413 Alpinioideae Zingiberaceae genera Taxa named by Elmer Drew Merrill