Larsenianthus arunachalensis (Zingiberaceae): A new distributional record for the flora of Myanmar

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Published: 31.12.2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2015.25.02.03
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Larsenianthus arunachalensis, Myanmar, New record, Zingiberaceae

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Mu Mu Aung
Forest Research Institute, Forest Department, Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
Nobuyuki Tanaka
Department of Botany, National Museum of Nature and Science, Amakubo 4-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Nao Miyake
Laboratory of Plant Ecology, Division of Studies in Applied Sciences, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Kochi University, Akebono-cho 2-5-1, Kochi 780-8520, Japan

Abstract

Larsenianthus arunachalensis M. Sabu, Sanoj & Rajesh Kumar (Zingiberaceae) is reported for the first time from Myanmar. This species was found growing on the floor of dense tropical evergreen forest in Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary, northwestern Myanmar. Detailed description, habitats and ecology of the species are provided. Photographs of the species and a key to the taxa of the genus thus far recorded from Myanmar are also provided.

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Vol. 25 No. 2 (2015): Rheedea

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New Reports
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Aung, M. M., Tanaka, N., & Miyake, N. (2015). Larsenianthus arunachalensis (Zingiberaceae): A new distributional record for the flora of Myanmar. Rheedea, 25(2), 94-96. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2015.25.02.03

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