Curcuma papilionacea Soonthornk., Ongsakul & Škorničk.

, Phytotaxa 432(1): 12 (2020).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77205490-1
Publication
Phytotaxa
Collation
432(1): 12
Date of Publication
5 Feb 2020
Family as entered in IPNI
Zingiberaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
Annop Ongsakul, Sutthinut Soonthornkalump & Aumdah Dolaji Ong-1001
Locality
Satun province, La-ngu Dist., Kamphaeng Subdistr., growing in rubber tree plantation close to the foothill of Khao Lek-Si (Kăo-Lâyk-Sèe), 25m
Collection Date
25 Jun 2019
Type Herbaria
holotype BKF
isotype QBG
isotype SING
Latitude
6° 54' 53" N
Longitude
99° 46' 15" E
Distribution Of Types
Thailand (Indo-China, Asia-Tropical)

Nomenclatural Notes

[epublished]

Remarks

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.432.1.2 The specific epithet is derived from Latin 'papilionaceus', which means butterfly-like. It refers to the pea-like appearance of the flower.