Curcuma wanenlueanga Saensouk, Thomudtha & Boonma
, Biodiversitas 22(7): 2989, figs. 2-3 (2021).- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77220028-1
- Publication
- Biodiversitas, Journal of Biological Diversity
- Collation
- 22(7): 2989, figs. 2-3
- Date of Publication
- Jul 2021
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Zingiberaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- T. Boonma 60
- Locality
- Mae Hong Son Province, Sop Moei District, 810 m
- Collection Date
- 28 Aug 2017
- Type Herbaria
- holotype KKU
isotype BK
isotype BKF
isotype QBG - Distribution Of Types
- Thailand (Indo-China, Asia-Tropical)
Nomenclatural Notes
(epublished)
Remarks
Etymology: ‘The specific epithet ‘wanenlueanga’ derived from Thai vernacular name of this species which “wan” means “herbs”, “en” means “tendons” referred to its medicinal properties used in traditional medicine to treat beriberi related to tendons and lueang means yellow referred to its yellow rhizome’ (english) doi:10.13057/biodiv/d220752