Adelmeria

<i>Adelmeria</i>

Adelmeria

Genus of flowering plants

Adelmeria is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Zingiberaceae which are endemic to the Philippines.[1] Previously, Adelmeria had been considered a synonym of the genus Alpinia, however, after a study showed Alpina to be highly polyphyletic, it was determined in 2019 that Adelmeria was a distinct genus.[2]

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Taxonomy

The generic name of Adelmeria is derived from the American botanist and plant collector Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer (1870 – 1942).[3]

The genus was first published and described by Henry Nicholas Ridley in Leafl. Philipp. Bot. Vol.2 on page 603 in 1909.[4]

The Type species is Adelmeria paradoxa (Ridl.) Merr., which was published and described in Philipp. J. Sci., C Vl.9 on page 444 (1914 publ. 1915).[5]

Species

  • Adelmeria alpinum Elmer
  • Adelmeria dicranochila Docot & Banag
  • Adelmeria gigantifolia (Elmer) Elmer
  • Adelmeria isarogensis Docot & Banag
  • Adelmeria leonardoi Docot & Banag
  • Adelmeria oblonga Merr.
  • Adelmeria paradoxa (Ridl.) Merr.
  • Adelmeria pinetorum Ridl.
  • Adelmeria undulata Docot & Banag

References

  1. [1]
    "Adelmeria Ridl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  2. [2]
    Docot, Rudolph Valentino A.; Banag, Cecilia I.; Poulsen, Axel Dalberg (2019). "Reinstatement and revision of the genus Adelmeria (Zingiberaceae) endemic to the Philippines" (PDF). Systematics and Phylogeny.
  3. [3]
    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. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Adelmeria Ridl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Adelmeria paradoxa (Ridl.) Merr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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