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Issue: Vol. 732 No. 1: 3 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-03
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.732.1.4
Page range: 46-56
Abstract views: 51
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Zingiber edule (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China

Yunnan Institute of Tropical Crops, Jinghong, Yunnan 666100, P.R. China
Key Laboratory of Subtropical Medicinal Edible Resources Development and Utilization in Yunnan Province, College of Biology and Chemistry, Puer University, Puer,Yunnan 665000, P.R. China
Mengla Administration of Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve, Mengla, Yunnan 666300, P.R. China
Mengla Administration of Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve, Mengla, Yunnan 666300, P.R. China
Yunnan Institute of Tropical Crops, Jinghong, Yunnan 666100, P.R. China
Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute & Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, P.R. China
Taxonomy sect. Zingiber Zingiber edule Morphology Monocots

Abstract

Zingiber edule (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China is described and illustrated here. It is similar to Z. neotruncatum in having truncate ligule and flower shape, but differs by having free ligule lobes, bract greenish yellow ca. 2/3 of the base and reddish brown tinge towards apex and labellum and lateral staminodes brownish yellow.

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How to Cite

Gong, Y.-X., Zhou, H.-P., Zhou, H.-Z., Luo, H.-Y., Yan, X.-S. & Ding, H.-B. (2025) Zingiber edule (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 732 (1): 46–56. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.732.1.4