Adelmeria Explained

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

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Adelmeria Ridl. Plants of the World Online Kew Science. 2021-01-22. Plants of the World Online. en.
2. Docot. Rudolph Valentino A.. Banag. Cecilia I.. Poulsen. Axel Dalberg. 2019. Reinstatement and revision of the genus Adelmeria (Zingiberaceae) endemic to the Philippines. Systematics and Phylogeny.
3. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.
4. Web site: Adelmeria Ridl. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 15 August 2021 . en.
5. Web site: Adelmeria paradoxa (Ridl.) Merr. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 15 August 2021 . en.