Zingiber phumiangense A.Chaveerach & P. Mokkamul
A New Species of Zingiber (Zingiberaceae) from NorthernThailand
Arunrat Chaveerach, Piya Mokkamul, Runglawan Sudmoon and Tawatchai Tanee
Abstract: A new species of the genus Zingiber Miller (Zingiberaceae), Zingiber phumiangense A.Chaveerach & P. Mokkamul from Phu Miang, Uttaradit Province in the northern Thailand, is describeda nd illustrated. It’s closely related to Z. neotruncatum Wu, Larsen & Turland, but differs in several characters. The important different characters are leaf blades elliptic-oblong, bracts green with margin usually translucent and ciliate, calyx tube apex trilobed, anther basifixed, ovary glabrous.
Key words: Zingiber, Zingiberaceae, new species, Thailand, Uttaradit.
2007. A New Species of Zingiber (Zingiberaceae) from NorthernThailand. Taiwania, 52(2): 159-163.:
