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New Taxa of Zingiberaceae from Yunnan

Tong Shao-Quan   

  1. (Kunming Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Kunming)
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:1989-07-10 Published:1989-07-10
  • Contact: Tong Shao-Quan

Abstract:

Twelve  new  species  of Zingiberaceae  are  described  from   Yunnan
Province, China. They are Amomum fragle S.  Q. Tong, A. quadrato-laminare S.
Q. Tong, A. verrucosum S. Q. Tong, A. glabrum S. Q. Tong, A. capsiciforme S.
Q. Tong, A. coriandriodorum S. Q. Tong, Alpinia rubromaculata S. Q. Tong, A.
emaculata S. Q. Tong, Zingiber nigrimaculatum S. Q. Tong, Hedychium glabrum
S. Q. Tong, Costus viridis S. Q. Tong and Costus oblongus S. Q.Tong. A key to
species of the genus Costus is given at the end of text.

Key words: Yunnan, Zingiberaceae, New taxa