Smithatris supraneanae

Smithatris supraneanae is a monocotyledonous plant species described by Walter John Emil Kress and Kai Larsen.[1] Smithatris supraneanae is part of the genus Smithatris and the family Zingiberaceae.[2][3] The IUCN categorizes the species globally as critically endangered.[4] The species' range is in Thailand.[2] No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.[2]

Smithatris supraneanae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Smithatris
Species:
S. supraneanae
Binomial name
Smithatris supraneanae
W.J.Kress & K.Larsen

The species and genus' taxonomic name is based on two scientific researchers, Scottish botanist Rosemary M. Smith, and the original person who notified Kress and Larsen of the species, Supranee Kongpichayanond.[1]

References

  1. Kress, W. John; Larsen, Kai (2001). "Smithatris, a New Genus of Zingiberaceae from Southeast Asia". Systematic Botany. 26 (2): 226–230. JSTOR 2666703.
  2. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A.; Didžiulis V., eds. (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. 2012 Smithatris supraneanae Från: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2 <www.iucnredlist.org>. Läst 24 oktober 2012.


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