Curcuma maxwellii and C. rubroaurantiaca (Zingiberaceae, Zingiberoideae), two new species from Thailand

By

Leong-Škorničková, Jana,
Soonthornkalump, Sutthinut
Lindstrom, Jan Anders
Niwesrat, Sira
Lim, Sarah Qing
Suksathan, Piyakaset

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

235

Pages

237--248

Subjects

Curcuma flammea , Curcuma lindstromii , Curcuma rhomba , Gingers , Least Concern , subgenus Ecomatae , Zingibereae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.235.111400

 

Abstract

Curcuma maxwelliisp. nov. and Curcuma rubroaurantiacasp. nov. (Zingiberaceae, Zingiberoideae, Zingibereae), two new red-orange-flowered species from Thailand, are described. They are compared to the morphologically closest species from the Curcuma subgen. Ecomatae and detailed descriptions, colour plates and information on their distribution, ecology, phenology and uses are provided. Preliminary IUCN conservation assessments for both of these species are proposed as Least Concern