Vanoverberghia, , Merrill, 1912

Docot, R. V. A., Banag, C. I., Tandang, D. N., Funakoshi, H. & Poulsen, A. D., 2019, Recircumscription and revision of the genus Vanoverberghia (Zingiberaceae), Blumea 64 (2), pp. 140-157 : 146

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.3767/blumea.2019.64.02.05

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D2250510-FFD5-8948-FCF9-B6E8FA24F7F2

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Felipe

scientific name

Vanoverberghia
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KEY TO THE SPECIES OF VANOVERBERGHIA View in CoL

1. Peduncle, rachis, style, ovary and fruit pubescent; flowers laxly arranged along the rachis; calyx spathaceous; anther linear........................................ 2

1. Peduncle, rachis, style, ovary and fruit glabrous; flowers congested along the rachis; calyx funnel-shaped; anther oblong....................................... 3

2. Rhizomes 7–8 mm across; ligules bilobed and densely pubescent; leaf margin pubescent; petiole 0.5–1 mm long; bracts present; calyx glabrous, apex 1-dentate; flower buds claw-like; corolla tube glabrous; dorsal corolla lobe apex glabrous; labellum lobes subulate; anther crest absent; fruits globose to subglobose................ V. diversifolia View in CoL

2. Rhizomes 3–4 cm across; ligules entire and glabrous; leaf margin glabrous; petiole 10–15 mm long; bracts absent; calyx slightly pubescent, apex 3-dentate; flower buds cylindrical; corolla tube slightly pubescent; dorsal corolla lobe apex pubescent; labellum lobes deltate; anther crest present; fruits oblong...................... V. vanoverberghii View in CoL

3. Pseudostem 4–8 m long; petiole 3–4 mm long; peduncle, rachis and pedicel red; apices of labellum lobes entire; mature fruits deep red.............................. 4

3. Pseudostem 2–3 m long; petiole 8–10 mm long; peduncle, rachis and pedicel yellowish green; apices of labellum lobes bifid; mature fruits mid-green............. V. sasakiana View in CoL

4. Lamina oblong; ligule apex rounded; bracts pubescent and pinkish white; calyx pinkish white; corolla tube and lobes white; style with spots.................. V. sepulchrei View in CoL

4. Lamina oblong to narrowly elliptic; ligule apex unevenly truncate; bracts glabrous and red; calyx red; corolla tube and lobes white to pink; style without spots............................................ V. rubrobracteata View in CoL

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