Boesenbergia quangngaiensis N.S.Lý

Boesenbergia quangngaiensis N.S.Lý, Phytotaxa 324(1): 84 (2017).

Boesenbergia quangngaiensis N.S.Lý, Photo by Hoang Thanh Son

its native range is Vietnam, Hainan.

Vietnamese name: 

Bồng nga truật quảng ngãi

Latin Name: 

Boesenbergia quangngaiensis N.S.Lý.

Synonym Name: 

No synonyms are recorded for this name.

Family: 

Zingiberaceae

Description: 

Flowering: 

The flowers open from March to May; fruits from June to July.

Distribution: 

Hainan and Vietnam (Phước Sơn - Quảng Nam, Quảng Ngãi).

Ecological: 

In secondary or evergreen broad-leaved forest streams or in the shade under the forest, at an altitude of 125~4 573 m (this altitude).

Conservation status: 

This species is only distributed in Quang Ngai Province in Vietnam. The original text assessed the endangered status of this species as endangered based on the following reasons [EN: B2a, b(ii, iii)]: Species The occupied area is less than 500 km2 (EN: B2); the distribution points are severely divided, and the occupied area and habitat will continue to decline [EN: B2a, b(ii, iii)]. At present, the generalized ginger in China is only found in Jixin Village, Liji Town, Wanning City, Hainan Province, and only 2 populations have been found, with a total of 22 clusters, and their distribution area does not exceed 50 km2. In addition, the nearby area of ​​Areca catechu (Areca catechu) ) The continuous expansion of planting area will further reduce its habitat area. Therefore, based on its distribution in Hainan and the World Conservation Union's Species Threat Assessment Standard (IUCN), it is considered that its assessment of endangered level is in line with reality.

Typus:

Collector Team:

Ngọc-Sâm Lý Lý-615

Locality:

Quảng Ngãi Province, Nghĩa Hành District, Hành Tín Ðông Commune, Trường Lệ Village, Mount Dầu, Nước Nổi stream, 125 m

Collection Date:

12 Apr 2015

Type Herbaria:

holotype VNM

isotype P

isotype VNM

Latitude:

12° 51' 42" N

Longitude:

108° 48' 19" E

Distribution Of Types:

Vietnam (Indo-China, Asia-Tropical)

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- ipni.org

- Wei-jie LI , Hai-jian YANG , Yu-shi YE , Yong KANG , Wen ZHANG , Xi-ling JIANG , Yu-xin PANG , Xi-long ZHENG; Boesenbergia quangngaiensis N. S. Lý, A Newly Recorded Species of Zingiberaceae from China; Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany, Volume 28 , Issue 3 : 241-244(2020)

- NGỌC-SÂM LÝ; Boesenbergia quangngaiensis (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Central Vietnam; Phytotaxa 324(1): 84 (2017).