Abstract
A new species of Hedychium, H. griersonianum, is described and its relationship to H. ellipticum discussed. Two new combinations are made in Stahlianthus, S. inrolucratus (King ex Baker) R. M. Smith, for which a lectotype is selected, and S. andersonii (Baker) R. M. Smith.
Highlights
A new species of Hedychium, H. griersonianum. is described and its relationship to H. ellipiiciim discussed
NOTES RELATING TO THE FLORA OF BHUTAN: XVII Zingiberaceae
Flowers cream; calyx 2-2.5cm long, obscurely 3-dentate and lightly pubescent at apex; corolla tube 3.5cm long; lobes 2.5-3cm long, linear, acute; lateral staminodes 1.5cm long, 0.20.3cm at the widest part, unguiculate, limb narrowly elliptic; labellum lem long or a little more, unguiculate in lower, limb 0.4cm wide, elliptic, bilobed in upper 3; filament 2.5-3cm long; anther crimson, 0.6-lcm long; stigma cilate at mouth; style linear, hidden in a groove in filament which continues within corolla; ovary pubescent
Summary
A new species of Hedychium, H. griersonianum. is described and its relationship to H. ellipiiciim discussed. NOTES RELATING TO THE FLORA OF BHUTAN: XVII Zingiberaceae A new species of Hedychium, H. griersonianum. Two new combinations are made in Stahlianthus, S. intolucratus (King ex Baker) R. M. Smith, for which a lectotype is selected, and S. andersonii (Baker) R.
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