Curcuma aruna Maknoi & Saensouk

, Biodiversitas 22(9): 3911 (2021).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77303972-1
Publication
Biodiversitas, Journal of Biological Diversity
Collation
22(9): 3911
Date of Publication
Sep 2021
Family as entered in IPNI
Zingiberaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
Maknoi & Intamma 1936
Locality
Sukhothai Province, Thung Saliam District
Collection Date
13 May 2020
Type Herbaria
holotype QBG
isotype BKF
isotype KKU
Distribution Of Types
Thailand (Indo-China, Asia-Tropical)

Nomenclatural Notes

[epublished]

Remarks

doi:10.13057/biodiv/d220937 Etymology: 'The specific epithet of the new species is “aruna”, which means “dawn” in Thai, refer to flower color resemble the color of the dawn and name of God of the Dawn in Thai mythology'.