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Adelmeria

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Adelmeria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Subfamily: Alpinioideae
Tribe: Alpinieae
Genus: Adelmeria
Ridl.
Synonyms[1]
  • Elmeria Ridl.

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]

Taxonomy

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Adelmeria Ridl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  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. ^ 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. ^ "Adelmeria Ridl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Adelmeria paradoxa (Ridl.) Merr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 August 2021.