Three new species of <i>Boesenbergia</i> (Zingiberaceae) from Sabah, Malaysia.

ABSTRACT: Three new species of Boesenbergia, B.bosuangii sp. nov., B.ganaensis sp. nov. and B.gokusingii sp. nov. were discovered in Sabah, Malaysia. Boesenbergiabosuangii is similar to B.stenophylla R.M.Sm. in the narrowly ovate lamina but differs in the shape of the bract and the calyx. Boesenbergiaganaensis is closely allied to B.burttiana R.M.Sm. but differs in the absence of a ligule, the longer petiole, the obtuse leaf base, the acute leaf apex, the bilobed calyx and the anther dehiscing by pores. Finally, B.gokusingii is similar to B.variegata R.M.Sm., by the single leafy shoot but differs in having an unequal, ovate lamina, a cordate leaf base, an acute leaf apex and the anther dehiscing by pores. The

SUBMITTER: Lam NF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11480638 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature