Alpinia nelumboides Nob.Tanaka, T.T.K.Van & V.Hoang
, Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Tokyo, B. 49(1): 29 (2023).
External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77315593-1
- Publication
- Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Series B (Botany), Tokyo
- Collation
- 49(1): 29
- Date of Publication
- 22 Feb 2023
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Zingiberaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- P.Souladeth, S.Tagane, N.Tanaka, K. Souttakone, Y.Suyama, K.Phengmala, N.Ishii L3279
- Locality
- Laos: Champasak Province: Bolaven Plateau, Paksong District, near border with Sanamxai, c. 783 m
- Collection Date
- 8 Jul 2019
- Type Herbaria
- holotype KAG KAG129537
isotype FOF
isotype TNS TNS01316976 - Latitude
- 15° 18" N
- Longitude
- 106° 21' 32" E
- Distribution Of Types
- Laos (Indo-China, Asia-Tropical)
Vietnam (Indo-China, Asia-Tropical)
Remarks
doi:10.50826/bnmnsbot.49.1_25 Etymology: name is derived from the top view of the arrangement of large pinkish bracteoles of young flowers in inflorescence, the appearance of which bears a resemblance to a blooming lotus flower.