Kai Larsen (15 November 1926 in Hillerød – 23 August 2012)[1] was a Danish botanist.
Kai Larsen | |
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Born | |
Died | August 23, 2012 Denmark | (aged 86)
Nationality | Danish |
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Fields | Botany |
Kai Larsen was professor of botany (Emeritus from 1-12-1996) 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 was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[2] and the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.
Some plant names are taxonomic patronyms recognizing his contribution to studying Asian flora.