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Issue: Vol. 395 No. 3: 11 March 2019
Type: Article
Published: 2019-03-11
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.395.3.9
Page range: 241–247
Abstract views: 142
PDF downloaded: 1

Curcuma tongii, a new species of Curcuma subgen. Ecomatae (Zingiberaceae) from southern Yunnan, China

Key Laboratory of Dai and Southern medicine of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Branch, Institute of Medicinal Plant,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinghong, Yunnan 666100, China
Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute & Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China
Key Laboratory of Dai and Southern medicine of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Branch, Institute of Medicinal Plant,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinghong, Yunnan 666100, China
Key Laboratory of Dai and Southern medicine of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Branch, Institute of Medicinal Plant,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinghong, Yunnan 666100, China
Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute & Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China
Curcuma singularis Curcuma flaviflora Zingibereae Zingiberoideae new taxon conservation distribution Monocots

Abstract

Curcuma tongii, a new species of Curcuma subg. Ecomatae (Zingiberaceae) from southern Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated here. The similarities and differences from its closest allied species in the subg. Ecomatae, C. singularis and C. flaviflora, C. newmanii, are discussed. The conservation assessment and distribution map are also provided.