Four new species of Scaphochlamys (Zingiberaceae) from Peninsular Malaysia

Yen Yen Sam; Halijah Ibrahim; Leng Guan Saw

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.221.1.2

Issue: Vol. 221 No. 1: 28 July 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-07-28

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.221.1.2

Page range: 21–34

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**Four new species of Scaphochlamys (Zingiberaceae) from Peninsular Malaysia**

Yen Yen Sam⁺⁻
Halijah Ibrahim⁺⁻
Leng Guan Saw⁺⁻

Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 52109 Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia

Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 52109 Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia

endemism ginger taxonomy Zingibereae Zingiberales Monocots Malaysia

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Abstract

Four new species of Scaphochlamys are described and illustrated, including preliminary conservation assessments. All the new species are endemic in Peninsular Malaysia.