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Distichochlamys, a new genus from Vietnam

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2010

M. F. Newman
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK.
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Abstract

A new monotypic genus, Distichochlamys (Zingiberaceae; Hedychieae), and its species, D. citrea, are described from central Vietnam. Its affinities lie with Scaphochlamys and Boesenbergia and, through them, to the wider group containing Kaempferia and Haplochorema.

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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 1995

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References

Newman, M. F. & Jong, K. (1986). Cytotaxonomic observations on Mantisia wardii (Zingiberaceae). Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinb. 43: 493496.Google Scholar
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