Luu Dam Ngoc Anh, Bui Van Huong, Do Van Truong, Luu Dam Cu, Do Van Hai, Nguyen Quang Hung, Trinh Xuan Thanh, Thanh Trung Nguyen

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Abstract

Conamomum pierreanum (Gagnep.) Skornick. & A. D. Poulsen, (Zingiberaceae), a previously known species from Thailand and Cambodia, is here reported, as a new record for Vietnam. It is similar to C. rubidum and C. odorum but differs in having a present stilt root; a shorter petiole, 2-3 cm; a larger leaf blade, oblong, 30-50 × 5-8 cm, glabrous; a globose to ovoid inflorescence, arising near the base of rhizome; tomentose outer surface of bract; a 3-toothed bracteole, outer surface hairy; and a smaller filament, yellowish and glabrous. The detailed morphological description, distribution and ecology information, conservation status and a colour plate of this species are given.


 
Keywords: Conamomum pierreanum, new record, Vietnam, Zingiberaceae

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