Kaempferia chonburiensis (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Thailand based on morphological and molecular evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kaempferia is a genus belonging to the ginger family. Currently, this genus is comprised of about 63 species, mainly distributed from India to Southeast Asia. During our fieldwork, a new species of Kaempferia was found in Chon Buri Province, Thailand. The objective of this article was to provide morphological evidence and confirm its relationships in Kaempferia through molecular phylogenetic analysis.

Methods

Plant samples were collected from field sites and investigated by conventional taxonomy and molecular techniques. The phylogenetic trees were reconstructed using the maximum likelihood criterion and Bayesian inference. The morphological evolution was also examined to elaborate the relationships among representative Kaempferia taxa.

SUBMITTER: Wongsuwan P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11867034 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature