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and from our experiences or the information gained taxon, E. triloba (Gagnep.) Loes., as extant to the Malay
from our field work, and to report the information Peninsula. In 1982 Kam revised the genus for the Malay
obtained in four main aspects: taxonomy, ethnobotany, Peninsula and accepted all Holtumûs taxa, adding two
chemistry, and biological activities. new species and one variety, E. burttiana Y. K. Kam,
E. smithiae Y. K. Kam var. smithiae, and E. smithiae
Taxonomy Y. K. Kam var. rugosa Y. K. Kam .
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More recently, Lim (2003) published an excel-
History lent comprehensive taxonomic note on this genus and

The genus Elettariopsis was established by Baker listed nine species (adding two new taxa and chang-
in 1892 with three species: E. curtisii Bak., E. exserta ing the status of one taxon) in his account: E. burttiana
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(Scort.) Bak., and E. serpentina Bak. In 1907, Ridley Kam, E. curtisii Bak., E. elan C. K. Lim, E. exserta
listed seven taxa for the Malay Peninsula: E. exserta (Scort.) Bak., E. latiflora Ridl., E. rugosa (Y. K. Kam) C.
(Scort.) Bak., E. curtisii Bak., E. cyanescens Ridl., E. K. Lim, E. slahmong C. K. Lim, E. smithiae Y. K. Kam,
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latiflora Ridl., E. longituba Ridl., E. pubescens Ridl., and E. triloba (Gagnep.) Loes. His analyses and dis-
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and E. serpentina Bak. However, later (1924) in his cussion on the history and treatment of the genus is
treatment of this genus for the Malay Peninsula, he exemplary and lucid.
recognized only five species: E. exserta (Scort.) Bak., Larsen (1996) listed three species, E. curtisii Bak.,
E. curtisii Bak., E. latiflora Ridl., E. longituba Ridl., E. smithiae Y. K. Kam, and E. triloba (Gagnep.) Loes.
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E. pubescens Ridl., by transferring E. cyanescens in his preliminary checklist of the Zingiberaceae of
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Ridl. to Kaempferia cyanescens Ridl. and considering Thailand and in his book on the Gingers of Thailand
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E. serpentina Bak. conspecific to E. curtisii Bak. (2006). The Bangkok Forest Herbarium (BKF) fol-
Holttum, in 1950, recognized only three spe- lowed Larsen and listed these three species in the
cies for this genus: E. curtisii Bak., E. exserta (Scort.) famous Thai Plant Names and provided Thai name(s)
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Bak., and E. triloba (Gagnep.) Loes. He reverted E. for each taxon: E. curtisii Bak., E. smithiae Y. K. Kam,
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pubescens Ridl. to Amomum biflorum Jack, recog- and E. triloba (Gagnep.) Loes. However, three taxa,
nized E. latiflora Ridl. as the same to E. curtisii Bak., E. curtisii Bak., E. exserta (Scort.) Bak., and E. triloba
and transferred E. longituba Ridl. to Elettaria longituba (Gagnep.) Loes. were accounted for by Niyomdham
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(Ridl.) Hollt. In this treatment he added a Veitnamese and his collegues in their report on çPlants of Hala-

Table 1 Morphological comparison of Pud Sing and E. curtisii Bak.

Character Pud Sing E. curtisii Bak.
1. Height (cm) 32.7-38.7 6.8-13.2
2. Number of leaf/leaves 3-5 1-2
3. Ligule 2-3 mm long 4-5 mm long
4. Leaf shape obovate-oblanceolate elliptic
5. Leaf apex acuminate-caudate acute-acuminate
6. Leaf surface glabrous, prominently veined glabrous, not prominently veined
7. Petiole 4.7-12.6 cm 6.3-11.2 cm
8. Inflorescence clustered in a head an elongated scape with single flowers
9. Fruit globose, 6-ridged, 2.0-2.5 cm diameter not yet seen
10. Scent gives distinctive odor (from all parts, gives hardly discernible scent
particularly leaves) of a çstink bugé