A NEW SPECIES OF ETLINGERA (ZINGIBERACEAE) FROM BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

A new species, Etlingera frederikii, is described and illustrated, and is the first record of the genus in the Bougainville Region. Etlingera frederikii and E. cevuga, which occurs in Fiji and Samoa, are the two most easterly species in the distribution range of the genus. The new species differs fr...

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Published inEdinburgh journal of botany Vol. 74; no. 2; pp. 141 - 148
Main Authors Poulsen, A. D., Bau, B. B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.07.2017
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Subjects
Field study
Flowers
Flowers & plants
Gardens & gardening
Islands
New species
Physical characteristics
Taxonomy
Australia
Amomum cevuga
New Guinea
IUCN
ginger
taxonomy
Western Pacific
Alpinieae
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Summary:A new species, Etlingera frederikii, is described and illustrated, and is the first record of the genus in the Bougainville Region. Etlingera frederikii and E. cevuga, which occurs in Fiji and Samoa, are the two most easterly species in the distribution range of the genus. The new species differs from Etlingera cevuga in its much larger leaves, with a conspicuously silky-haired band on the ligule; the smaller, narrowly ovoid to cylindrical inflorescence with pale brown bracts (not hemiglobose with reddish brown bracts); and fewer, smaller flowers.
ISSN:0960-4286
1474-0036
DOI:10.1017/S0960428617000026