A new species of sect. <em>Alpinia</em> subsect.<em> Alpinia</em> (Zingiberaceae) from Northern Vietnam

Nguyen Phuong Hanh; Luu Hong Truong; Nguyen  Quoc Binh; Tran Duc Dung

doi:10.15625/2615-9023/23026

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Authors

Nguyen Phuong Hanh Institute of Biology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Luu Hong Truong Institute of Advanced Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, An Phu Dong, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Nguyen Quoc Binh Vietnam National Museum of Nature, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Tran Duc Dung Pu Huong Nature Reserve, Quy Hop, Nghe An province, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15625/2615-9023/23026

Keywords:

Tam DaoNational Park, Phu Tho, Alpinia tamdaoensis.

Abstract

Alpinia tamdaoensis was discovered on the southwestern slope of the Tam Dao mountain range. This area is mainly tropical moist evergreen forest, which covers most of Tam Dao at an altitude below 800 m, subtropical moist evergreen low mountain forest covers the areas over 800 m. Because the survey route of many previous research teams often ignored this area, a survey on the mountain peaks and northeastern slopes of the Tam Dao mountain range. On the other hand, February to April each year is the flowering season of this species, this is the time when a few research teams survey. When the fruit is present, it is often confused with some other species of genus Alpinia in the same area and is therefore not collected. This find has increased the number of species of the genus Alpinia in Vietnam to 42 species. The new taxon is described and illustrated with field photographs of detailed botanical characteristics.

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