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Kaempferia noctiflora (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Northern Thailand

  • Nattapon Nopporncharoenkul
  • , Thaya Jenjittikul
  • Mahidol University

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Abstract

Kaempferia noctiflora, another precocious flowering species of Kaempferia subgen. Protanthium (Zingiberaceae) from Northern Thailand is described and illustrated. Pure white flowers with nocturnal anthesis and a tinged purplish red patch along the midvein of the upper surface of the leaves are the unique characters of this new taxon. The morphological characters of K. noctiflora are compared to closely related species and a key to Thai precocious flowering Kaempferia species is also provided.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)67-72
Number of pages6
JournalPhytotaxa
Volume316
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Chiang Mai province
  • Endemic species
  • New taxa
  • Precocious flowering Kaempferia
  • Taxonomy

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