Smithatris

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Smithatris
Smithatris myanmarensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Subfamily: Zingiberoideae
Tribe: Zingibereae
Genus: Smithatris
W.J.Kress & K.Larsen
Species

Smithatris is a genus of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae). The first species of this genus, Smithatris supraneanae, was named in 1998 by Kress and Larsen, two researchers from Denmark, in the limestone hills of Saraburi Province, Thailand.[1] The genus was thought to be monospecific until a second species, Smithatris myanmarensis, was discovered later in Myanmar.[2]

The genus was named after the Scottish botanist Rosemary M. Smith due to her extensive contributions to discoveries and reclassifications in the Zingiberaceae family.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kress, W. John; Larsen, Kai (2001). "Smithatris, a New Genus of Zingiberaceae from Southeast Asia". Systematic Botany. 26 (2): 226–230. doi:10.1043/0363-6445-26.2.226 (inactive 31 January 2024). JSTOR 2666703.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (link)
  2. ^ Kress, W. John; Htun, Thet (2003). "A Second Species of Smithatris (Zingiberaceae) from Myanmar". Novon. 13 (1): 68. doi:10.2307/3393567. JSTOR 3393567.