Le Thi Huong, Trinh Thi Huong, Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong, Ly Ngoc Sam

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Abstract

Zingiber mekongense Gagnep., which found in the Central Vietnam, is here reported as a new record for the flora of Vietnam. Voucher specimens collected in the Binh Thuan, Nghe An and Thanh Hoa provinces and deposited in the major herbaria: the herbarium of the Biology (Vinh University), HN, VNM. A detailed morphological description and a coloured photographs of this species along with data on distribution, ecology, phenology and notes to its allies are given.

Keywords: Binh Thuan, New record, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Zingiber mekongense, Zingiberaceae.

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