Hillerød
Hillerød () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 36,604 (1 January 2025) was a Danish
botanist
Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...
.
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). Sci ...
and executive member of Flora Malesiana.
He edited several exsiccatae, among others ''Flora Germanica exsiccata Schleswig-Holstein''.Triebel, D. & Scholz, P. 2001–2024 ''IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae''. Botanische Staatssammlung München: http://indexs.botanischestaatssammlung.de. – München, Germany.
He was a member of the
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (, 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 University in Christiania was establis ...
. 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
Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family (biology), family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranth ...
'', 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 poor ...
'' for several of the regional floras.
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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 ...
'' for Flora of Thailand and Flora Malesiana.
Eponymous species
Some plant names are taxonomic patronyms recognizing his contribution to studying Asian flora.
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae () is a family (biology), 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 Petiole ( ...
found in Southeast Asia.
* '' Larsenaikia'': a genus in the family Rubiaceae endemic to Australia. This name is a taxonomic anagram derived from genus ''Kailarsenia''.
* The generic name '' Kaisupeea'' (
Gesneriaceae
Gesneriaceae, the gesneriad family, is a family (biology), 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 Ges ...
) honours Kai and Supee Larsen.
Species
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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
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 ...
Leguminosae
Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...
from southern
China
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* ''
Caulokaempferia larsenii
''Caulokaempferia'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family, first described in 1964. The genus is native to southeastern China, the eastern Himalayas, and Indochina (especially Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand an ...
'' 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 ...
Curcuma larsenii
''Curcuma'' () is a genus of plants in the ginger 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 spe ...
'' 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 Balsaminacea ...
'' T. Shimizu
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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 wa ...
'' Sirirugsa
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Mouretia larsenii
''Mouretia'' is a genus of plant in the family Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae () is a family (biology), family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs th ...
'' Tange
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Zingiber larsenii
''Zingiber'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Zingiberaceae. It is native to China, the Indian subcontinent, New Guinea, and Southeast Asia, especially Thailand. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culi ...