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Issue: Vol. 424 No. 4: 22 November 2019
Type: Article
Published: 2019-11-22
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.424.4.2
Page range: 217–231
Abstract views: 37
PDF downloaded: 1

A taxonomic revision of Chinese Boesenbergia (Zingiberaceae), with a new record

Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Botanical Garden, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, P. R. China
Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Botanical Garden, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, P. R. China
Monocots Boesenbergia longiflora B. maxwellii B. kingii misidentification

Abstract

The taxonomic history of Boesenbergia (Zingiberaceae) in China is reviewed. Based on field observations and herbarium specimen studies, a comprehensive taxonomic revision of Chinese Boesenbergia is carried out. The results suggest that those specimens previously misidentified as B. longiflora and B. fallax in China should be either B. maxwellii or B. kingii. Boesenbergia maxwellii is newly recorded for the country. Altogether, four species are recognized for China. Keys, descriptions, distributions and illustrations of all recognized species are presented.