kaempferi from Kaempfer; named after E. Kaempfer (1651-1716), a learned and adventurous German physician, who travelled widely throughout the East, lived for two years in Japan, and wrote a book entitled ’Amoenitates exoticae’ (Enchantments from abroad), which included accurate descriptions of hitherto unknown plants, as well as a posthoumously published history of plants. The sith volume of this work which comprised pictures and descriptions of 500 plants got unfortunately lost before it could be published.