Kai Larsen (15 November 1926 in Hillerød – 23 August 2012)[1] was a Danish botanist.
Kai Larsen | |
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| Born | November 15, 1925 |
| Died | August 23, 2012 (aged 86) Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
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 edited several exsiccatae, among others Flora Germanica exsiccata Schleswig-Holstein.[2][3]
He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[4] and the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.
The standard author abbreviation K.Larsen is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]
Research
edit- 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
editSome plant names are taxonomic patronyms recognizing his contribution to studying Asian flora.
Genera
edit- Kailarsenia: a genus in the family Rubiaceae found in Southeast Asia.[6]
- Larsenaikia: a genus in the family Rubiaceae endemic to Australia.[6] This name is a taxonomic anagram derived from genus Kailarsenia.[7]
- The generic name Kaisupeea B.L. Burtt (Gesneriaceae) honours Kai and Supee Larsen.[7][8]
Species
edit- Burmannia larseniana D.X.Zhang & R.M.K.Saunders (Burmanniaceae)
- Bauhinia larsenii Y.F. Chen & D.X. Zhang, fossil Leguminosae from southern China[9]
- Caulokaempferia larsenii Suksathan & Triboun
- Cornukaempferia larsenii Saensouk, Theerakulpisut, & Chantaranothai[10]
- Curcuma larsenii C. Maknoi & T. Jenjittikul[11]
- Impatiens larsenii T. Shimizu[12]
- Kaempferia larsenii Sirirugsa
- Mouretia larsenii Tange
- Zingiber larsenii Theilade
References
edit- ^ "Botanist • K.Larsen | In Memoriam: Kai Larsen, 1926-2012". Species New to Science. pskhun. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ "Flora Germanica exsiccata Schleswig-Holstein: IndExs ExsiccataID=1618637567". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Triebel, D. & Scholz, P. 2001–2024 IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München: http://indexs.botanischestaatssammlung.de. – München, Germany.
- ^ "Gruppe 5: Biologi". Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. K.Larsen.
- ^ a b Tirvengadum, D. D. (1993). "Larsenaikia, a new genus of the Rubiaceae from Australia". Nordic Journal of Botany. 13 (2): 175–184. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.1993.tb00034.x.
- ^ a b Burkhardt, Lotte (2018-06-06). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen - Erweiterte Edition. Index of Eponymic Plant Names - Extended Edition. Index de Noms éponymiques des Plantes - Édition augmentée (in German). Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin. p. L13. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901.
- ^ "Kaisupeea B.L.Burtt | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Chen, YUN-FA; Zhang, Dian-Xiang (2005). "Bauhinia larsenii, a fossil legume from Guangxi, China". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 147 (4): 437–440. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2005.00373.x.
- ^ Saensouk, Piyaporn; Theerakulpisut, Piyada; Chantaranothai, Pranom (2007). "Cornukaempferia larsenii sp. nov. (Zingiberaceae): A New Species from Thailand". The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University. 7 (2): 115–119.
- ^ Maknoi, Charun; Jenjittikul, Taya (2006). "A New Species of Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae) from Southeast Asia" (PDF). Gardens' Bulletin Singapore. 58: 4146.
- ^ Shimizu, Tatemi (1977). "Some additional notes on Impatiens(Balsaminaceae) of Thailand". Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica. 28. doi:10.18942/bunruichiri.KJ00003217437.