Gagnepainia

Gagnepainia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Zingiberales
Family:Zingiberaceae
Subfamily:Zingiberoideae
Tribe:Globbeae
Genus:Gagnepainia
K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler

Gagnepainia is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It has 3 known species, all native to Indochina. All three were initially described in 1895 as members of Hemiorchis, then transferred to the newly created Gagnepainia in 1904.[1]

  1. Gagnepainia godefroyi (Baill.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia
  2. Gagnepainia harmandii (Baill.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Cambodia
  3. Gagnepainia thoreliana (Baill.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Vietnam

The genus was named for French botanist François Gagnepain, who described many new species from the former colony of French Indochina.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific ..., Volume 2 by Umberto Quattrocchi
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