Kai Larsen
Kai Larsen was a Danish botanist.
Kai Larsen was professor of botany 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.
He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. 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.
Eponymous species
Some plant names are taxonomic patronyms recognizing his contribution to studying Asian flora.Genera
Kailarsenia: a genus in the family Rubiaceae 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 honours Kai and Supee Larsen.