Gagnepainia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Zingiberaceae. It has three known species, all native to Indochina.
| Gagnepainia | |
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| Gagnepainia harmandii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Subfamily: | Zingiberoideae |
| Tribe: | Globbeae |
| Genus: | Gagnepainia K.Schum.[1][2] |
The genus was named in 1904 by Karl Moritz Schumann[1][2] for French botanist François Gagnepain, who described many new species from the former colony of French Indochina.[3]
Species
editThree species were initially described in 1895 as members of Hemiorchis, then transferred to the newly created Gagnepainia in 1904.[4]
- Gagnepainia godefroyi (Baill.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia
- Gagnepainia harmandii (Baill.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (synonym G. thoreliana (Baill.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler) - Cambodia, Vietnam
References
edit- ^ a b IPNI International Plant Name Index: Gagnepainia. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ a b Schumann, K.M. (1904) Pflanzenr. (Engler) Zingib. 129.
- ^ CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific ..., Volume 2 by Umberto Quattrocchi
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families