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A revision of Alpinia sect. Myriocrater (Zingiberaceae) of the Philippines with a description of a new species

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Alpinia sect. Myriocrater of the Philippines is revised here. Alpinia musifolia and A. vulcanica are redescribed using recently collected material from their respective type localities as well as material collected elsewhere in the Philippines. Examination of collections with similar morphology to A. musifolia distributed in the eastern Philippines reveals that the collections represent a new species named here as Alpinia orientalis. Information on their distribution, habitat, and the conservation status of all Philippine Alpinia sect. Myriocrater species are included and a lectotype designated. A key to the Philippine species of Alpinia sect. Myriocrater is provided.

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Acknowledgements

We thank the curators and staff of the following herbaria for loans and access to their collections: BM, E, K, L, NY, PNH, SING, and USTH; P. B. Pelser and J. F. Barcelona for permission to use their photographs of Alpinia orientalis from Dinagat Islands; A. D. Poulsen for providing photographs of Alpinia sect. Myriocrater species distributed in Sulawesi; G. C. V. Gamus for the drawings; J. A. D. Ordas, N. K. G. Alfeche, C. B. M. Domingo, N. L. Moran, K. D. Gutierrez, R. E. E. Mamalias, N. B. R. Espino, A. A. B. Java, C. D. Dineros, A. J. Mangusad, A. J. Bagay, B. R. Sosa, C. Reyes, T. Chen, ‘Bantay Gubat’ of San Isidro, Davao Oriental and some staff of the National Museum of the Philippines for help during fieldwork; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region V, XI, and XIII as well as the Protected Areas Management Board (PAMB) of Mount Hamiguitan Wildlife Sanctuary, PENRO Davao Oriental, Dinagat Islands, and Sorsogon for the collection permits; the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through the United Nations Environmental Fund (UNEF) with the DENR-Biodiversity Management, Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), and Grant-In-Aid for the research grants to D.N.T.; the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development for monitoring the research of D.N.T.; the Commission on Higher Education DARE-TO research grant to C.I.B.; the University Research Center (URC) of FEU for additional grants to R.V.A.D.; Research Center for Natural and Applied Sciences (RCNAS) and the Far Eastern University Herbarium (FEUH) for the facilities and laboratory equipment.

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Art and Sciences, Far Eastern University, Nicanor Reyes Sr. Street, Sampaloc, 1015, Manila, Philippines

    Rudolph Valentino A. Docot

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, University of Santo Tomas, España Boulevard, Sampaloc, Manila, 1008, Philippines

    Cecilia I. Banag-Moran & Sarah Grace S. Zamudio

  3. Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, Thomas Aquinas Research Center, University of Santo Tomas, España Boulevard, Sampaloc, 1015, Manila, Philippines

    Cecilia I. Banag-Moran

  4. Biology Department, De La Salle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, Malate, 1004, Manila, Philippines

    Sarah Grace S. Zamudio

  5. Biodiversity Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica and National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan

    Danilo N. Tandang

  6. Taiwan Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica and National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan

    Danilo N. Tandang

  7. Botany Division, Philippine National Museum of Natural History, Padre Burgos Street, Ermita, 1000, Manila, Philippines

    Danilo N. Tandang

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Docot, R.V.A., Banag-Moran, C.I., Zamudio, S.G.S. et al. A revision of Alpinia sect. Myriocrater (Zingiberaceae) of the Philippines with a description of a new species. Kew Bull 77, 541–553 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-022-10023-6

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