Hedychium ziroense (Zingiberaceae), a new species of ginger lily from Northeast India

Authors: Ashokan, Ajith Country: India DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.117.24951 Published: Jan. 1, 2019 Source: PhytoKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Apatani · Topics: Ginger and Zingiberaceae research, Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies, Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies

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We describe Hedychium ziroense sp. nov. from Northeast India (NE India) which was discovered during one of our recent botanical explorations in Arunachal Pradesh. We provide detailed morphological comparison of this species with four other Hedychium species (H. griersonianum R.M.Sm., H. ellipticum Buch.-Ham. ex Sm., H. gomezianum Wall. and H. yunnanense Gagnep.), with which it shares some morphological similarities. The new species is characterised by a dense cylindrical spike, pubescent rachis, folded bracts, 2–3 flowers per cincinnus, deeply cleft labellum and a distinctive late monsoonal flowering phenology from August to September.

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