Two new species of Boesenbergia (Zingiberaceae), from Sabah, Malaysia

Two new species of Boesenbergia, B. sugudensis sp. nov. and B. truncata sp. nov. were discovered in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Boesenbergia sugudensis resembles B. imbakensis in that the leaf sheath of the plant is not thickened and in the anther thecae dehiscing by longitudinal slits, but differs in...

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Main Authors: Lam, Nyee Fan, Ibrahim, Halijah, Sam, Yen Yen, Zakaria, Rozainah Mohammad, Poulsen, Axel Dalberg
Format: Article
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2022
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/40792/
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Summary:Two new species of Boesenbergia, B. sugudensis sp. nov. and B. truncata sp. nov. were discovered in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Boesenbergia sugudensis resembles B. imbakensis in that the leaf sheath of the plant is not thickened and in the anther thecae dehiscing by longitudinal slits, but differs in having a longer peti-ole and tubular calyx. Boesenbergia truncata resembles B. orbiculata by the short petiole and a bilobed ca-lyx, but differs by the truncate leaf base, the acute leaf apex, opposite leaves with a narrower lamina parallel to the ground and anther thecae dehiscing by pores. The new species are described and illustrated in detail.