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.
| Vanoverberghia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Subfamily: | Alpinioideae |
| Tribe: | Alpinieae |
| Genus: | Vanoverberghia Merr. |
| Type species | |
| Vanoverberghia sepulchrei | |
The genus has now have five known species, native to Taiwan and the Philippines.[1][2]
- 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