- Kai Larsen
Kai Larsen (b.
November 15 ,1926 inHillerød ) is a Danishbotanist .Kai Larsen is Professor of botany (Emeritus from 1-12-1996) at Århus University, Denmark. He is Danish editor of Flora Nordica, Editor Flora of Thailand, Advisor to Flora of China and Executive member of Flora Malesiana.
He is a Board (Leiden) Member of Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters and Norwegian Academy of Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark.
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.Current research project "
Zingiberaceae " for Flora of Thailand and Flora Malesiana.Personal
Professor Larsen is well known for elegantly and undauntedly wearing a
bow tie . He recently acquired the dignity of great-grandfather.The generic name "
Kaisupeea " B.L. Burtt (Gesneriaceae ) honours Kai and Supee Larsen. The specific names "Burmannia larseniana " D.X.Zhang & R.M.K.Saunders(Burmanniaceae ) and Bauhinia larsenii Y.F.Chen & D.X.Zhang (Leguminosae)are named in recognizing his contribution to studying Asian flora.
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