Vanoverberghia is a genus of plants in the Zingiberaceae, named after Morice Vanoverbergh (1885–1982), a Catholic missionary priest who lived in the Philippines and was also an anthropologist and a linguist.
The genus has now have five known species, native to Taiwan and the Philippines.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Vanoverberghia sasakiana Funak. & H.Ohashi - Taiwan (Lanyu Island, also called Orchid Island) and Philippines Vanoverberghia sepulchrei Merr. - Philippines Vanoverberghia (Alpinia) diversifolia Elmer - Luzon, Philippines Vanoverberghia rubrobracteata Docot & Ambida - Philippines Vanoverberghia (Alpinia) vanoverberghii (Merr.) Funak. & Docot - Philippines
References
External links Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Genera of the Zingiberales, Vanoverberghia Phytoimages, Vanoverberghia sepulchrei