Kai Larsen

Kai Larsen
Kai Larsen
Born	November 15, 1925; Hillerød, Denmark
Died	August 23, 2012 (aged 86); Denmark
Nationality	Danish
	Scientific career
Fields	Botany

Kai Larsen (15 November 1926 in Hillerød – 23 August 2012)^[1] 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 Thailand, advisor to Flora of China and executive member of Flora Malesiana.

He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.^[2] 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, and Lowiaceae for several of the regional floras.
Zingiberaceae for Flora of Thailand and Flora Malesiana.

The standard author abbreviation K.Larsen is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[3]

Eponymous species

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

Genera

Kailarsenia: a fragrant plant from the family Rubiaceae that can be found in Southeast Asia.^[4]
Larsenaikia: once endemic Australian species of Gardenia in the family Rubiaceae.^[4] This name is a taxonomic anagram derived from genus Kailarsenia.^[5]

The generic name Kaisupeea B.L. Burtt (Gesneriaceae) honours Kai and Supee Larsen.^[6]^[7]

Species

Burmannia larseniana D.X.Zhang & R.M.K.Saunders (Burmanniaceae)
Bauhinia larsenii Y.F. Chen & D.X. Zhang, fossil Leguminosae from southern China^[8]
Caulokaempferia larsenii Suksathan & Triboun
Cornukaempferia larsenii Saensouk, Theerakulpisut, & Chantaranothai^[9]
Curcuma larsenii C. Maknoi & T. Jenjittikul^[10]
Impatiens larsenii T. Shimizu^[11]
Kaempferia larsenii Sirirugsa
Mouretia larsenii Tange
Zingiber larsenii Theilade

References

^ In memoriam: Kai Larsen (2012). Species New to Science. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
^ "Gruppe 5: Biologi" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
^ International Plant Names Index. K.Larsen.
^ ^a ^b Tirvengadum, D. D. 1993. Larsenaikia, a new genus of the Rubiaceae from Australia. Nordic J. Bot. 13:175–184. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.1993.tb00034.x
^ 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.
^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^ "Kaisupeea B.L.Burtt | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ Chen, Y. F. & Zhang, D. X. 2005 Bauhinia larsenii, a fossil legume from Guangxi. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 147: 437-440. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2005.00373.x
^ Saensouk, P., Theerakulpisut, P., & Chantaranothai, P. 2007. Cornukaempferia larsenii sp. nov. (Zingiberaceae): a new species from Thailand. The Natural History of Chulalongkorn University. 7: 169–173.
^ Maknoi, C. (2006). A new species of Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae) from Southeast Asia. In: Gardens' Bulletin (Singapore) 58(1): 41-46, ISSN 0374-7859, CODEN GABUAV.
^ Shimizu, T. 1977. Some addition notes on Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) of Thailand. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 28 (1-3): 31-34.

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[1] In memoriam: Kai Larsen (2012). Species New to Science. Retrieved 2012-11-13.

[2] "Gruppe 5: Biologi" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 7 October 2010.

[3] International Plant Names Index. K.Larsen.

[Tirveng1993-4] Tirvengadum, D. D. 1993. Larsenaikia, a new genus of the Rubiaceae from Australia. Nordic J. Bot. 13:175–184. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.1993.tb00034.x

[Burkhardt2018-5] 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.

[6] Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

[7] "Kaisupeea B.L.Burtt | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[8] Chen, Y. F. & Zhang, D. X. 2005 Bauhinia larsenii, a fossil legume from Guangxi. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 147: 437-440. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2005.00373.x

[9] Saensouk, P., Theerakulpisut, P., & Chantaranothai, P. 2007. Cornukaempferia larsenii sp. nov. (Zingiberaceae): a new species from Thailand. The Natural History of Chulalongkorn University. 7: 169–173.

[10] Maknoi, C. (2006). A new species of Curcuma L. (Zingiberaceae) from Southeast Asia. In: Gardens' Bulletin (Singapore) 58(1): 41-46, ISSN 0374-7859, CODEN GABUAV.

[11] Shimizu, T. 1977. Some addition notes on Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) of Thailand. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 28 (1-3): 31-34.

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Kai Larsen

Born	(1925-11-15)November 15, 1925 Hillerød, Denmark
Died	August 23, 2012(2012-08-23) (aged 86) Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Scientific career
Fields	Botany