An Annotated Checklist of Zingiberaceae Species from Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary, Davao Oriental, Philippines

Mount HamiguitanRange Wildlife Sanctuary is a center of botanical diversity throughout the Philippine archipelago. However, as to how many Zingiberaceae species are present in the area is still poorly known. Thus, floristic surveys were made and collections were conducted from July 2016 to September...

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Published inJournal of Tropical Life Science Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 101 - 109
Main Author Mark Arcebal K. Naive
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Brawijaya 01.02.2021
Subjects
biodiversity
biological hotspot
megadiversity
tropical botany
zingiberales
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Summary:Mount HamiguitanRange Wildlife Sanctuary is a center of botanical diversity throughout the Philippine archipelago. However, as to how many Zingiberaceae species are present in the area is still poorly known. Thus, floristic surveys were made and collections were conducted from July 2016 to September 2018. In total, 18 species belonging to eight genera representing three tribes of the family were recorded. The most species rich tribe belongs to Alpinieae with 14 species in 6 genera. This study presents an annotated checklist of Zingiberaceae species found in the sanctuary which is beneficial for its efficient biological resource manage-ment
ISSN:2087-5517
DOI:10.11594/jtls.11.01.14