Sunday, October 30, 2022

[Botany • 2022] Globba depingiana (Zingiberaceae) • A New Species from southern Yunnan, China


 Globba depingiana Y.H. Tan & H.B. Ding, 

in Ding, Gong & Tan, 2022. 

Globba depingiana Y.H. Tan & H.B. Ding (Zingiberaceae), a new species from southern Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated. Morphologically, it is similar to G. williamsiana in its pendent inflorescence with large persistent bracts but differs from it by its hairy lamina, shorter ligule and greenish yellow flowers with two dark yellow-green spots on the labellum.


 Globba depingiana Y.H. Tan & H.B. Ding, sp. nova

Etymology: The specific epithet depingiana honours Mr. De-Ping Ye (1977–2020), who dedicated his life tobotanical survey in south Yunnan, China.


Hong-Bo Ding, Yan-Xiong Gong and Yun-Hong Tan. 2022: Globba depingiana (Zingiberaceae), A New Species from Yunnan, China. Ann. Bot. Fennici. 59: 57–60. DOI: 10.5735/085.059.0110