<i> Conamomum odorum </i> , a new species of Zingiberaceae  from central Vietnam

Luu Hong Truong; Tran Huu Dang; Nguyen Quoc Dat; Nguyen Tran Quoc Trung; Tran Gioi

doi:10.15625/0866-7160/v41n3.13671

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Authors

Luu Hong Truong Southern Institute of Ecology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
Tran Huu Dang Southern Institute of Ecology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
Nguyen Quoc Dat Southern Institute of Ecology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
Nguyen Tran Quoc Trung Southern Institute of Ecology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
Tran Gioi Khanh Hoa Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15625/0866-7160/v41n3.13671

Keywords:

Conamomum odorum, fragrant, new species, Vietnam, Zingiberaceae.

Abstract

Conamomum odorum is described as a new species from Khanh Hoa Province, Central Vietnam. It is characterized by sweet smell, striate and narrowly elliptic leaf leaves with short petiole and ligule, ovoid congested inflorescence, pubescent calyx, cream corolla lobes, yellow, obovate and reflexed labellum with median red bands at base and hairy ovary. The new species is illustrated with detailed photographs of key characters and morphologically compared to its closest congeners C. piereanum and C. rubidum. A distribution map of the genus in Vietnam is provided.