Two new species of Boesenbergia (Zingiberaceae), from Sabah, Malaysia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2022
Abstract
Two new species of Boesenbergia, B. sugudensis sp. nov. and B. truncata sp. nov. were discovered in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Boesenbergia sugudensis resembles B. imbakensis in that the leaf sheath of the plant is not thickened and in the anther thecae dehiscing by longitudinal slits, but differs in having a longer peti-ole and tubular calyx. Boesenbergia truncata resembles B. orbiculata by the short petiole and a bilobed ca-lyx, but differs by the truncate leaf base, the acute leaf apex, opposite leaves with a narrower lamina parallel to the ground and anther thecae dehiscing by pores. The new species are described and illustrated in detail.
Keywords
Boesenbergia Borneo hill slope Sabah
Divisions
Science
Funders
Universiti Malaya,Universiti Malaysia Sabah,Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF) Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research (MHESR)
Publication Title
PhytoKeys
Issue
211
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
Publisher Location
12 PROF GEORGI ZLATARSKI ST, SOFIA, 1700, BULGARIA