- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77191563-1
- Publication
- PhytoKeys
- Collation
- 110: 27
- Date of Publication
- 1 Nov 2018
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Begoniaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Kiew FRI 81950
- Locality
- Johor, Mersing, Endau-Rompin National Park, Sungai Selai
- Collection Date
- 14 Apr 2018
- Type Herbaria
- holotype E
isotype K
isotype SAR
isotype SING - Distribution Of Types
- Peninsular Malaysia (Malaya, Malesia, Asia-Tropical)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.110.25846 The specific epithet is named after Dr. Sam Yen-Yen, Malaysian botanist, specialist in Zingiberaceae, who first discovered the species and recognised its potential as an ornamental plant.