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Issue: Vol. 694 No. 2: 20 Mar. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-03-20
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.694.2.7
Page range: 193-200
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Zingiber aureolinum (Zingiberaceae: Zingiberoideae), a new species from Central Highlands, Vietnam

Department of Biological Resources, Institute of Tropical Biology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 85 Tran Quoc Toan Road, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Graduate University of Science and Technology, VAST, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Tu Rang Village, Mang Canh Commune, Kon Plong District, Kon Tum Province, Vietnam
The Herbarium, Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road, 259569 Singapore; Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 16 Science Drive 4, 117558 Singapore
Endemism ginger monocots taxonomy Tay Nguyen Zingiber sect. Cryptanthium Zingiberales

Abstract

Zingiber aureolinum, a new species from the Central Highlands of Vietnam, is described and illustrated here. Detailed description accompanied by photographic plates including flower dissection are provided and notes on distribution and preliminary conservation assessment of the new species are also presented. The new species belongs to Z. sect. Cryptanthium within which it is readily recognized by a character combination of creeping rhizomes and bright yellow flowers.

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How to Cite

LÝ, NGỌC-SÂM, HÙNG-QUYỀN NGUYỄN, and JANA LEONG-ŠKORNIČKOVÁ. 2025. “<em>Zingiber</em> <em>aureolinum </em>(Zingiberaceae: Zingiberoideae),<em> </em>A New Species from Central Highlands, Vietnam”. Phytotaxa 694 (2):193-200. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.694.2.7.