PROVISIONAL CHECKLIST OF GINGERS FROM TAMA ABU PF

Zingiberaceae species are a diverse group of rhizomatous, aromatic perennial herbs with the centre of diversity in South-east Asia. The Zingiberaceae diversity in the Tama Abu Production Forest (TAPF) documented in this paper is a result of the survey during the Heart of Borneo (...

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Main Authors: Aimi Syazana, Sedek, Meekiong, Kalu, Syauqina, M.Y., Shabdin, Z., Miraadila, M.I., Ivy Geradlyn, N., Yazid, K., Nur Safinas, J.
Format: Proceeding
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/30028/1/TAMU%20ABU.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/30028/
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Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Language: English
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Summary:Zingiberaceae species are a diverse group of rhizomatous, aromatic perennial herbs with the centre of diversity in South-east Asia. The Zingiberaceae diversity in the Tama Abu Production Forest (TAPF) documented in this paper is a result of the survey during the Heart of Borneo (HoB) Scientific Expedition 2017. A total of 44 species belonging to 12 genera and 2 tribes were collected and recorded. The tribe Alpinieae represented by 8 genera and 30 species whilst tribe Zingiberaea with 4 genera and 14 species. Amomum anomalum, Amomum dimorphum, Etlingera brevilabrum, Etlingera coccinea, Globba atrosanguinea, Hornstedtia havilandii, Plagiostachys strobilifera and Zingiber sp. nov. are considered as common.