Transfer of Kaempferia siphonantha Baker to Boesenbergia Kuntze (Zingiberaceae)

Sabu M., Prasanthkumar M.G., Skornickova J. & S. Jayasree

Published on : 01-Jan-2022

DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2004.14.1&2.05

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Abstract

Kaempferia siphonantha Baker described from the Andaman lslands more than a century ago on critical studies proved to be a Boesenbergia and hence a new combination, B. siphonantha (Baker) M. Sabu, Prasanthkumar et Skornickova, is proposed. A detailed description based on new collections is provided with analytical sketches and key to the species of Boesenbergia in the lsland. The view that the genus Curcumorpha A.S. Rao & D.M.Verma is synonymous to Boesenbergia is supported.