HOW MANY SPECIES OF ETLINGERA (ZINGIBERACEAE) ARE THERE IN THE PHILIPPINES?

Based on studies of types and recent collections, the number of species of Etlingera Giseke in the Philippines is doubled from eight to 16. Three species (Etlingera alba, E. brevilabrum and E. sessilanthera) are reported here for the first time, E. pandanicarpa is synonymised with the Bornean E. fim...

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Published inEdinburgh journal of botany Vol. 76; no. 1; pp. 33 - 44
Main Authors POULSEN, A. D., DOCOT, R. V. A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.03.2019
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Subjects
Collections
Etlingera
Field study
Fieldwork
Morphology
New combinations
New records
Species
Borneo
Malaysia
United States > US
Philippines
Sulawesi
Indonesia
species richness
ginger
A.D.E. Elmer
Malesia
Hornstedtia
distribution
Amomum
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Summary:Based on studies of types and recent collections, the number of species of Etlingera Giseke in the Philippines is doubled from eight to 16. Three species (Etlingera alba, E. brevilabrum and E. sessilanthera) are reported here for the first time, E. pandanicarpa is synonymised with the Bornean E. fimbriobracteata, and four new combinations (E. bulusanensis, E. linearifolia, E. pubimarginata and E. subviridis) and one new name (E. pilosa) are published here. Nine lectotypifications are proposed, of which three represent second-step designations. About two-thirds of the species are currently thought to be endemic, but future fieldwork is likely to result in more species of Etlingera in the Philippines, either endemic or as new records from neighbouring islands.
ISSN:0960-4286
1474-0036
DOI:10.1017/S0960428618000240