Tuesday, October 28, 2014

[Botany • 2014] Three New Ginger Species (Zingiberaceae) from Laos; Curcuma corniculata and C. flammea (Curcuma subg. Ecomata) & Zingiber jiewhoei (Zingiber sect. Zingiber)




Abstract
Three new Zingiberaceae species from Laos, Curcuma corniculata and C. flammea (Curcuma subg. Ecomata), and Zingiber jiewhoei (Zingiber sect. Zingiber), are described and illustrated here.

Keywords: Curcuma; Laos; Zingiber; Zingiberaceae; gingers; new species; vulnerable




J. Leong-Škorničková; O. Šída; S. Bouamanivong; K. Souvannakhoummane; K. Phathavong. 2014. Three New Ginger Species (Zingiberaceae) from Laos. Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 59; 106–112