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ROSCOEA MEGALANTHA (ZINGIBERACEAE), A NEW SPECIES FROM EASTERN BHUTAN AND INDIA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2017

T. Yoshida ,
R. Yangzom  and
M. F. Newman
T. Yoshida
Affiliation:
Hoshiya 330–6, Oamishirasato-shi, Chiba 299–3222, Japan.
R. Yangzom
Affiliation:
National Herbarium, National Biodiversity Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, PO Box 875, Serbithang, Thimphu, Bhutan.
M. F. Newman*
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK.
*
Author for correspondence. E-mail: m.newman@rbge.ac.uk
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Abstract

A new species of Roscoea is described and illustrated. Roscoea megalantha Tosh.Yoshida & R.Yangzom occurs in the Eastern Zone of Bhutan and neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh in India. A distribution map and an IUCN conservation assessment are given. A key to the three species of Roscoea found in Bhutan is provided.

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Arunachal PradeshBhutanIUCN conservation assessmentnew speciesRoscoea

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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 74 , Issue 3 , November 2017 , pp. 255 - 263
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2017) 

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