Kai Larsen

Kai Larsen (15 November 1926, Hillerød - 23 Augustus 2012) was 'n Deense plantkundige.

Kai Larsen was 'n professor in plantkunde (emeritus vanaf 1 Desember 1996) aan die Universiteit van Aarhus, Denemarke. Hy was die Deense redakteur van Flora Nordica, redakteur van Flora of Thailand, adviseur vir Flora of China en uitvoerende lid van Flora Malesiana.

Hy was 'n lid van die Noorse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Lettere en die Koninklike Deense Akademie vir Wetenskappe en Lettere.

Die standaard outeursafkorting K.Larsen word gebruik om hierdie persoon as die skrywer aan te dui wanneer 'n botaniese naam aangehaal word.

Navorsing 
SE Asian flora region, particularly Thailand, Malaysia and Indo-China. Revisions of several families e. g. Caesalpiniaceae, Caryophyllaceae, and Lowiaceae for several of the regional floras.
Zingiberaceae for Flora of Thailand and Flora Malesiana.

Eponymiese spesies 
Sommige plante word na hom vernoem om sy bydrae tot die studie van Asiatiese flora te erken:

Genera
 Kailarsenia fragrant plant from the family Rubiaceae can be found in Southeast Asia.
 Larsenaikia once endemic Australian species of Gardenia in the family Rubiaceae
The generic name Kaisupeea B.L. Burtt (Gesneriaceae) honours Kai and Supee Larsen.

Spesies
 Burmannia larseniana D.X.Zhang & R.M.K.Saunders (Burmanniaceae)
 Bauhinia larsenii Y.F. Chen & D.X. Zhang, fossil Leguminosae from southern China
Caulokaempferia larsenii Suksathan & Triboun
Cornukaempferia larsenii Saensouk, Theerakulpisut, & Chantaranothai
Curcuma larsenii C. Maknoi & T. Jenjittikul
Impatiens larsenii T. Shimizu
Kaempferia larsenii Sirirugsa
Mouretia larsenii Tange
Zingiber larsenii Theilade

Sien ook 
 Plantkunde
 Lys van botaniste volgens outeursafkorting

Verwysings 

Botanici
Plantkunde
Geboortes in 1926
Sterftes in 2012