Eight new species of Globba (Zingiberaceae) from Thailand and Lao PDR

SUNISA SANGVIROTJANAPAT; M.F. NEWMAN

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.505.2.2

Issue: Vol. 505 No. 2: 31 May 2021

Type: Article

Published: 2021-05-31

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.505.2.2

Page range: 139–156

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**Eight new species of Globba (Zingiberaceae) from Thailand and Lao PDR**

SUNISA SANGVIROTJANAPAT⁺⁻
M.F. NEWMAN⁺⁻

Forest Herbarium, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, 61 Phahonyothin Road, Latyao, Bangkok 10900, Thailand. Sireeruckhachati Nature Learning Park, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand.

Royal Botanic Garden, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland.

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Abstract

Eight new species of Globba from Thailand and Lao PDR are described and illustrated; Globba chrysantha, G. janae, G. larsenii, G. longiligulata, G. luteola, G. mollis, G. poomae, and G. rupestris. Distribution maps and provisional IUCN assessments of each species are provided.