Six new species of Globba L. (Zingiberales, Zingiberaceae) from the Eastern Himalayas and Northeast India

By

Yadav, Ritu
Gowda, Vinita

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

246

Pages

197--228

Subjects

dancing girls ginger , Meghalaya , Mizoram , taxonomy , West Bengal

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.246.118751

 

Abstract

We describe six new species in the genus Globba L.: Globba corniculatasp. nov., Globba paschimbengalensissp. nov., Globba polymorphasp. nov., Globba tyrnaensissp. nov., Globba janakiaesp. nov., and Globba yadavianasp. nov. collected from the Indian part of the Eastern Himalayas (West Bengal) and Northeast India. We provide a detailed morphological description of all six species along with photographic plates, distribution maps, and tentative conservation assessments. We also provide a dichotomous identification key for all the Indian Globba species and discuss the newly described species in relation to those that are morphologically similar to them. Finally, we highlight the taxonomic collection challenges in the ecologically sensitive Eastern Himalayas and Northeast regions of India.