Biology:Vanoverberghia
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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 known species, native to Taiwan and the Philippines.[1][2]
- Vanoverberghia sasakiana Funak. & H.Ohashi - Taiwan (Lanyu Island, also called Orchid Island) and Philippines
- Vanoverberghia sepulchrei Merr. - Philippines
- Vanoverberghia (Alpinia) diversifolia Elmer - Luzon, Philippines
- Vanoverberghia rubrobracteata Docot & Ambida - Philippines
- Vanoverberghia (Alpinia) vanoverberghii (Merr.) Funak. & Docot - Philippines
References
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ "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". http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/abstract.php?id=376.
External links
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Genera of the Zingiberales, Vanoverberghia
- Phytoimages, Vanoverberghia sepulchrei
Wikidata ☰ Q3008413 entry
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