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Issue: Vol. 698 No. 4: 2 May 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-05-02
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.698.4.7
Page range: 277-284
Abstract views: 393
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Monolophus unifolius (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Sagaing Region, northern Myanmar

Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China; Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Southeast Asia Biodiversity Conservation & Yunnan Key Laboratory for Conservation of Tropical Rainforests and Asian Elephants, Menglun, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China
Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China; Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Southeast Asia Biodiversity Conservation & Yunnan Key Laboratory for Conservation of Tropical Rainforests and Asian Elephants, Menglun, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China
Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China; Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Southeast Asia Biodiversity Conservation & Yunnan Key Laboratory for Conservation of Tropical Rainforests and Asian Elephants, Menglun, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049. China; Forest Research Institute, Forest Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw 05282 Myanmar
Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China; Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Southeast Asia Biodiversity Conservation & Yunnan Key Laboratory for Conservation of Tropical Rainforests and Asian Elephants, Menglun, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China
Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China; Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Southeast Asia Biodiversity Conservation & Yunnan Key Laboratory for Conservation of Tropical Rainforests and Asian Elephants, Menglun, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China
Caulokaempferia new taxon molecular phylogenetics morphology nrITS Monocots

Abstract

A new species, namely Monolophus unifolius, from Northern Myanmar is described and illustrated. Its systematic placement was confirmed through molecular phylogenetic analyses using nuclear ribosomal ITS sequences. Morphologically, this new species is notably distinct from other Monolophus species in having only one leaf blade per leafy shoot and white labellum tinged with yellow spot at the throat. A key to the Monolophus species currently recorded in Myanmar is also provided.

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How to Cite

Ding, H.-B., Yang, B., Zeng, X.-D., Thwe, P.P., Zuo, Y.-J. & Tan, Y.-H. (2025) Monolophus unifolius (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Sagaing Region, northern Myanmar. Phytotaxa 698 (4): 277–284. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.698.4.7