taxonID	type	description	language	source
CF5B3D36FFCEFFBDFF7EFAB9B2E5FE98.taxon	materials_examined	Type: — INDIA. Mizoram: Champhai District, Murlen National Park, 93 ° 15 ′ 30.49 ″ E 23 ° 38 ′ 42.12 ″ N, 11 August 2014, Ramesh Kumar et al. 128821 (holotype: ASSAM). Terrestrial herb; rhizomes close to the soil surface, small, branched, greyish brown inside, roots many, fleshy, without tubers, odorless. Leafy shoots 1.00 − 1.25 m tall, erect, thick, basal sheaths green, glabrous; leaves 12 – 15, green throughout, at 9 – 3 cm intervals from down to upwards, petiole c. 1 cm long, whitish green, glabrous, ligule c. 1 × c. 3 cm, bilobed, glabrous, apices round, coriaceous, green, margins hyaline; laminae 25 − 50 × 10 − 14 cm, oblong-lanceolate, adaxially dark green, smooth, glabrous, abaxially off-green, pubescent, bases cuneate, apices acuminate. Inflorescences radical, 1 – 2 per plant, 7 – 10 cm above the ground; peduncle procumbent, 7 – 10 cm long, pinkish-white; spike ovate or subglobose, 5 − 7 × 3.0 − 4.5 cm, with 25 – 30 floral bracts; bracts 5 – 8 × 2.5 – 3.0 cm, oblong-obovate, tip acuminate, deflexed, pinkish-green, glabrous, lower one smaller than upper one. Bracteoles lanceolate, c. 4.0 × c. 0.8 cm, creamy-white, with truncate tip, glabrous. Flowers 7 − 9 cm long; calyx creamy-white, glabrous 2.0 − 2.5 cm long, 3 – 4 mm in diameter, tubular, shortly tridentate at apical portion, unilaterally split; corolla tube slender, creamy-white, glabrous, corolla lobes subequal, dorsal lobe 2.5 − 3.0 × 0.8 – 1.0 cm, lanceolate, 8 - nerved, apex acuminate, lateral lobes 2.5 − 2.8 × c. 0.5 cm, lower part fused together up to 2 / 3 rd of the length, lanceolate, 4 - nerved, apex acuminate, adhering basally to the ventral surface of the labellum; labellum 2.50 − 2.75 × 1.5 − 2.0 cm, trilobed with maroon stripes, glabrous, mid lobe 2.0 – 2.3 × 1.5 – 1.7 cm, broadly ovate, apex truncate, margin entire, side lobes short, 1.0 – 1.3 × c. 0.5 cm, adnate, maroon, darker at apices. Anther c. 1 cm long stalked, thecae parallel, c. 1.5 × c. 0.3 cm; connective and crest 1.0 – 1.5 cm long, yellow with dark maroon apex; style 4 – 5 cm long, filiform, stigma white with a circular apical aperture surrounded by stiff hairs; pollen ovate with lamellate surface; epigynous glands in a pair, 6 – 7 mm long, linear, free from each other, yellow; ovary c. 5 × c. 3 mm, oval, c. 3 mm across, creamy white, trilocular with many ovules, placentation axile, hairy outside.	en	Kumar, Ramesh, Singh, Sushil Kumar, Sharma, Sachin, Triboun, Pramote (2015): Two new Zingiber (Zingiberaceae) species from Northeast India. Phytotaxa 233 (1): 80-84, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.233.1.6, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.233.1.6
CF5B3D36FFCEFFBDFF7EFAB9B2E5FE98.taxon	distribution	Distribution: Currently known only from the type locality.	en	Kumar, Ramesh, Singh, Sushil Kumar, Sharma, Sachin, Triboun, Pramote (2015): Two new Zingiber (Zingiberaceae) species from Northeast India. Phytotaxa 233 (1): 80-84, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.233.1.6, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.233.1.6
CF5B3D36FFCEFFBDFF7EFAB9B2E5FE98.taxon	biology_ecology	Ecology: Found on sandy, moist soil in exposed forest edge at elevations between 800 and 900 m.	en	Kumar, Ramesh, Singh, Sushil Kumar, Sharma, Sachin, Triboun, Pramote (2015): Two new Zingiber (Zingiberaceae) species from Northeast India. Phytotaxa 233 (1): 80-84, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.233.1.6, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.233.1.6
CF5B3D36FFCEFFBDFF7EFAB9B2E5FE98.taxon	etymology	Etymology: Named after Murlen National Park from where the type is collected. Phenology: Flowers from July – August. Conservation status: Unknown at this time.	en	Kumar, Ramesh, Singh, Sushil Kumar, Sharma, Sachin, Triboun, Pramote (2015): Two new Zingiber (Zingiberaceae) species from Northeast India. Phytotaxa 233 (1): 80-84, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.233.1.6, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.233.1.6
CF5B3D36FFCDFFBCFF7EFF12B2E5FA8C.taxon	materials_examined	Type: — INDIA. Mizoram: Champhai District, Murlen National Park, 93 ° 18 ′ 48.07 ″ E 23 ° 34 ′ 37.12 ″ N, 19 September 2014, Ramesh Kumar et al. 131495 (holotype: ASSAM). Terrestrial herb; rhizomes close to the soil surface, small, branched, creamy pale inside, roots many, fleshy, without tubers, odorless. Leafy shoots 1.0 − 1.5 m tall, erect, thick, enclosed with grayish green sheaths, glabrous or sparsely hairy. Leaves 15 – 22, all green, at 3 – 10 cm intervals from down to upwards, petiole c. 0.5 cm, whitish green, glabrous, ligule short, c. 0.7 × 1.0 cm, bilobed, glabrous, apices round, coriaceous, green, margins hairy; laminae 20 − 30 × 3 − 6 cm, linear, oblong-lanceolate, adaxially dark green, smooth, glabrous, abaxially off-green, pubescent throughout the lower surface, bases cuneate, apices acuminate. Inflorescences producing directly from the rhizome, 1 – 2 per plant; peduncle procumbent, 1.0 – 1.5 cm long; spike ovate or subglobose, 4 − 5 × 2.5 − 3.0 cm, with 12 – 16 floral bracts; bracts oblong-obovate, reddish, 2.0 – 4.0 × 1.0 – 2.0 cm, coriaceous, notched, glabrous, acute at apex, lower one slightly bigger than upper one; bracteoles oblong, 2.2 – 3.0 × 0.8 – 1.0 cm, creamy white and red tinged at base and apex, margin incurved, tip truncate, glabrous. Flowers 7 − 9 cm long; calyx 1.5 − 2.0 × 0.3 – 0.5 cm, tubular, tridentate at apical portion, unilaterally split, white with slight pinkish tinge, glabrous; corolla tube slender, white, glabrous, corolla lobes subequal; dorsal lobes 3 − 4 × 0.80 – 1.25 cm, lanceolate, 5 - nerved, purplish pink with white base, apex acuminate; lateral lobes 2.5 − 2.8 × c. 0.5 cm, lanceolate, 4 - nerved, purplish pink with white base, apex acuminate, adhering basally to the ventral surface of the labellum; labellum 2.5 − 3.0 × 1.5 − 2.5 cm, trilobed, purplish with creamy white spots and streaks, glabrous, mid lobe 1.7 – 2.2 × 1.5 – 1.8 cm, broadly ovate, apex obtuse, margin entire, side lobes 1.0 – 1.5 × 1.0 cm, adnate, purplish with white base. Anther sessile, thecae parallel, 1.2 × 0.4 cm; connective and crest 1.00 – 1.25 cm long, creamy white with purplish spots at apex; style 2.5 cm long, filiform, stigma funnel shaped, white with an circular apical aperture surrounded by stiff hairs; pollen elliptical with lamellate surface; epigynous glands in a pair, 5 – 6 mm long, linear, free from each other, yellow; ovary c. 7 × c. 3.5 mm, oblong, creamy yellow with purplish spots and stripes, pubescent outside, c. 3.5 mm across, rounded, trilocular with many ovules, placentation axile.	en	Kumar, Ramesh, Singh, Sushil Kumar, Sharma, Sachin, Triboun, Pramote (2015): Two new Zingiber (Zingiberaceae) species from Northeast India. Phytotaxa 233 (1): 80-84, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.233.1.6, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.233.1.6
CF5B3D36FFCDFFBCFF7EFF12B2E5FA8C.taxon	distribution	Distribution: Currently known only from the type locality.	en	Kumar, Ramesh, Singh, Sushil Kumar, Sharma, Sachin, Triboun, Pramote (2015): Two new Zingiber (Zingiberaceae) species from Northeast India. Phytotaxa 233 (1): 80-84, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.233.1.6, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.233.1.6
CF5B3D36FFCDFFBCFF7EFF12B2E5FA8C.taxon	biology_ecology	Ecology: It grows on moist calcareous soil in exposed forest edge at elevations between 1200 and 1400 m.	en	Kumar, Ramesh, Singh, Sushil Kumar, Sharma, Sachin, Triboun, Pramote (2015): Two new Zingiber (Zingiberaceae) species from Northeast India. Phytotaxa 233 (1): 80-84, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.233.1.6, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.233.1.6
CF5B3D36FFCDFFBCFF7EFF12B2E5FA8C.taxon	etymology	Etymology: Named after the State of Mizoram from where the type was collected. Phenology: Flowers from September to October. Conservation status: Unknown at this time.	en	Kumar, Ramesh, Singh, Sushil Kumar, Sharma, Sachin, Triboun, Pramote (2015): Two new Zingiber (Zingiberaceae) species from Northeast India. Phytotaxa 233 (1): 80-84, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.233.1.6, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.233.1.6
