Etlingera Comosa, a New Species (Zingiberaceae: Alpinioideae) From Central Sulawesi

Abstract

ARDIYANI, M., ARDI, W. H., HUTABARAT, P. W. K. & POULSEN, A. D. 2021. Etlingera comosa, a new species (Zingiberaceae: Alpinioidea) from Central Sulawesi. Reinwardtia 20(2): 63−68. — Etlingera comosa Ardiyani & Ardi, a new and unusual species from Tentena, Central Sulawesi exhibiting terrestrial as well as epiphytic habit is described here. It is compared to the morphologically closest Etlingera sublimata A.D.Poulsen, but differs in having tufted sheath, bilobed and asymmetric ligule, loose peduncular bracts, densely pubescent fertile bracts and longer filament. Colour plates, notes on its conservation status and DNA barcode data for the new species are also provided.

The Essential Oils Constituent of Etlingera flexuosa (Zingiberaceae), An Endemic Plant from Central Sulawesi

“…The genus Etlingera Giseke (named after a German botanist Andreas Ernst Etlinger, 1730-1790), is a herbaceus flowering plant in the family Zingiberaceae with more than 150 species worldwide. 1,2 The genus is distributed from India, Indo-China throughout Malesia to the Pacific Islands. 1,3 There were 74 species of Etlingera in Malesia region, including 12 species in Malay Peninsula and 29 species in Borneo.…”

“…4 In 2012, Poulsen described 48 species Etlingera of Sulawesi based on his revision work but the number of the species have increased significantly in recent years, especially in Sulawesi, Indonesia. 2 So far, there are 52 species of Etlingera in Sulawesi, including several number new species such as; Etlingera mamas arum, 5 Etlingera tjiasmantoi 6 and Etlingera comosa. 2 Like many other species of Zingiberaceae which have valued as ornamentals or employed as raw materials in the production of fibre, paper, dyes, foods, spices and perfumes, 7 Etlingera flexuosa AD Poulsen, locally known as "karondo" (Topo Baria lang.…”

“…2 So far, there are 52 species of Etlingera in Sulawesi, including several number new species such as; Etlingera mamas arum, 5 Etlingera tjiasmantoi 6 and Etlingera comosa. 2 Like many other species of Zingiberaceae which have valued as ornamentals or employed as raw materials in the production of fibre, paper, dyes, foods, spices and perfumes, 7 Etlingera flexuosa AD Poulsen, locally known as "karondo" (Topo Baria lang. Poso region, central Sulawesi), is an endemic ginger species of Sulawesi that has been used traditionally by local community for different purposes in central Sulawesi.…”