Alpinia is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, where they occur in tropical and subtropical climates. Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants.
Elmer Drew Merrill was an American botanist and taxonomist. He spent more than twenty years in the Philippines where he became a recognized authority on the flora of the Asia-Pacific region. Through the course of his career he authored nearly 500 publications, described approximately 3,000 new plant species, and amassed over one million herbarium specimens. In addition to his scientific work he was an accomplished administrator, college dean, university professor and editor of scientific journals.
Canthium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are shrubs and small trees. The leaves are deciduous and the stems are usually thorny.
Ryparosa is a genus of plants in the family Achariaceae.
Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer was an American botanist and plant collector. He was mostly active in the Philippines, his collections being described as new species by both himself and other botanists. The Japanese sent him into Santo Tomas Internment Camp during the Philippines campaign and he died there.
Diplospora is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in tropical and subtropical Asia.
Hornstedtia is a genus of plants in the Zingiberaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, southern China, New Guinea, Melanesia and Queensland.
Wurfbainia elegans is a species of plants in the Zingiberaceae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Swinglea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae. It only contains a single species, Swinglea glutinosa.
Wenzelia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae.
Rennellia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.
Loheria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Primulaceae.
Dalrympelea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Staphyleaceae.
Irlbachia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.
Koordersiodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Anacardiaceae. It only contains one known species, Koordersiodendron pinnatum(Blanco) Merr.
Rungia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae.
Merrilliodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Icacinaceae. It has a synonym of PeekeliodendronSleumer. The only species is Merrilliodendron megacarpum(Hemsl.) Sleumer
Merrittia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. The only species is Merrittia benguetensisMerr.
Neodriessenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
Klossia montana is a species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Klossia.
