Adelmeria

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Zingiberaceae
Subfamilia: Alpinioideae
Tribus: Alpinieae
Genus: Adelmeria
Species: A. alpinum – A. dicranochila – A. gigantifolia – A. isarogensis – A. leonardoi – A. oblonga – A. paradoxa – A. pinetorum – A. undulata
Name

Adelmeria Ridl., Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 2: 603. (1909) emend. Docot et al. (2019)

Type species: Adelmeria paradoxa (Ridl.) Merr., Philipp. J. Sci., C 9: 444 (1914 publ. 1915)

Synonyms

Replaced synonym
Elmeria Ridl., Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 2: 569 (1909), nom. illeg. hom. non Elmera Rydb., N. Amer. Fl. 22: 97. (1905) (Saxifragaceae)

References

Ridley, H.E. 1909. Leaflets of Philippine Botany 2: 603.
Docot, R.V.A., Banag, C.I. & Poulsen, A.D. 2019. Reinstatement and revision of the genus Adelmeria (Zingiberaceae) endemic to the Philippines. Taxon 68(3): 499-521. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12071 Paywall PDF Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Adelmeria in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug. 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Adelmeria. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 12 2021.

Adelmeria is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Zingiberaceae which are endemic to the Philippines.[1] Previoulsy, 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]
Species

Adelmeria alpinum Elmer
Adelmeria dicranochila Docot & Banag
Adelmeria gigantifolia (Elmer) Elmer
Adelmeria isarogensis Docot & Banag
Adelmeria leonardoi Docot & Banag
Adelmeria oblonga Merr.
Adelmeria paradoxa (Ridl.) Merr.
Adelmeria pinetorum Ridl.
Adelmeria undulata Docot & Banag

References

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