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Y. Ritu &amp; V. Gowda
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<figureCitation id="55457E22490CFA2A4D7ADB5B3571EEFF" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Globba polymorpha sp. nov. A habit B rhizome C ligule D inflorescence E flower (front view) F flower (side view) G dissected flower, br (bracteole), cl (corolla lobes), an (anther), ls (lateral staminodes), la (labellum), sty (style and stigma) H fruit. Photographs A, D and E by Rhuthuparna SB, rest by Y. Ritu." figureDoi="10.3897/phytokeys.246.118751.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1128064">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
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<heading id="0BBF05885EDBBE512E6871497A896A2B" reason="title">Type.</heading>
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<taxonomicName id="F5B4CC580BD5F58CB4DC25BBD4577A1B" class="Liliopsida" family="Zingiberaceae" genus="Globba" kingdom="Plantae" order="Zingiberales" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="polymorpha">
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is morphologically similar to 
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but differs in having pale yellow flower, densely pubescent ligule with long white hairs (Fig. 
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), red or green-colored bracteole, large anther (
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) vs. white flowers, ligule pubescent externally, white color bracteole and small anther (
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<label id="49E1E574C11F55CCAD2BF5F823EFFA40">Figure 7.</label>
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<taxonomicName id="5759E04C2C788DC98CAE8FDC88430D65" authorityName="Yadav &amp; Gowda" authorityYear="2024" class="Liliopsida" family="Zingiberaceae" genus="Globba" kingdom="Plantae" order="Zingiberales" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="polymorpha" status="sp. nov.">
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habit 
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rhizome 
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ligule 
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inflorescence 
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flower (front view) 
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flower (side view) 
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dissected flower, br (bracteole), cl (corolla lobes), an (anther), ls (lateral staminodes), la (labellum), sty (style and stigma) 
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fruit. Photographs 
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and 
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by Rhuthuparna SB, rest by Y. Ritu.
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Lithophytic herbs, 
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tall including inflorescence height, pseudostem swollen at the base. Rhizomes compact, non-tuberulous, creamish white. Leafy shoot with 6–12 leaves; sheath ligulate, ligule 
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long, bilobed, densely pubescent; lamina 22–28 × 
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long, erect; peduncle 
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, elliptic, olive green with brown tinge, glabrous; bracteole 6.4–8.7 × 
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long, pale dull yellow, recurved; calyx 
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long, maroon; floral tube 
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long, pale yellow tinged pink, densely pubescent, curved upwards holding the flower upright; dorsal corolla lobe 5–6 × 
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long, filament 
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wide, funnel-shaped, apex ciliate. Ovary 2.9 × 
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<subSubSection id="SECID0EBQAG" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="B74F2F70DBDACF3BD042A131D716F0B5">
<heading id="38760069B3D71D9A79A677AD8CEEA85F" reason="title">Distribution and ecology.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9CA7A68A87CC8341BC7EBA16866EEDD7">
<taxonomicName id="46A876AD0CCDBF41956326A2CC484416" authorityName="Yadav &amp; Gowda" authorityYear="2024" class="Liliopsida" family="Zingiberaceae" genus="Globba" kingdom="Plantae" order="Zingiberales" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="polymorpha">
<emphasis id="1E749018CC91518645DD7221833FF3CC" italics="true">G. polymorpha</emphasis>
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is recorded only from Pankhabari, Darjeeling district, 
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. At Pankhabari, we have observed ca. 21 individuals in a ca. 
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area. 
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<emphasis id="77964F2E26AE3016F8A1B8C652FFB1CC" italics="true">G. polymorpha</emphasis>
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is lithophytic, mostly growing along the edge of roads at an elevation of ca. 
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We observed floral color polymorphism in this species, with red bracteole and yellow bracteole individuals growing within the same population. We have observed different species of bees and butterflies visiting the flowers of this species.
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<subSubSection id="SECID0E6QAG" type="phenology">
<paragraph id="FA7BB9627482D51B00FFB3CB50DEE9D3">
<heading id="5B69204BCBEA2263BB3D0EF3B4561D09" reason="title">Phenology.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="ED8DEB97FEFA5AA27A9CB0DC9AC7302F">Flowering and fruiting were observed in the month of September.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="SECID0EERAG" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="3E572EFE07314EBA76B3BF5A32474D41">
<heading id="6DA8BB1B89E5F5CF72DEAA9E2D65E703" reason="title">Etymology.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="6D50AFEFB24CBBE74B89F41724742F7A">
The species epithet refers to the floral color variation due to bracteole color variations among individuals within the same population, which can be seen in Fig. 
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(top left and bottom left).
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<subSubSection id="SECID0EORAG" type="Informal conservation status">
<paragraph id="FCAFF3E1582010DEF34D84158DEAD365">
<heading id="CF0251F09487E5B5775E9C8A5551D518" reason="title">Informal conservation status.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="FB7A00BC80B87BA3408496788530A434">
<taxonomicName id="F451AD31F6A2B1CAD377F2B1B2240537" authorityName="Yadav &amp; Gowda" authorityYear="2024" class="Liliopsida" family="Zingiberaceae" genus="Globba" kingdom="Plantae" order="Zingiberales" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="polymorpha">
<emphasis id="594621C35B09E6BC45878A5A90779DEB" italics="true">G. polymorpha</emphasis>
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is known from only one population, which was not a protected habitat or area. The population was spread across a 
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long stretch along the roadside with 20–25 individuals. We surveyed six potential locations in the Darjeeling district, which is 
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around the type locality (Pankhabari), and we did not locate any population in northern 
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. Based on the 
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) guidelines and a formal conservation assessment based on the known distribution and number of individuals present, we propose its conservation status to be critically endangered according to criteria B 1. (a) (B 1: extent of occurrence is less than 
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, a: = 1 location), and D. (D: number of mature individuals &lt;50). In 2022, we observed 20–25 individuals at the type location, most of which were cleared for road extension, which led to a decrease in the number (10) of individuals, suggesting that the species is at risk of extinction.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="SECID0EHSAG" type="Specimens of allied species examined">
<paragraph id="0CC6E97E97736833C42FD85EFB389989">
<heading id="564C18C174E705E43439A49058F9745A" reason="title">Specimens of allied species examined.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="D3469572CCF163CB227468575C4B4842">
<emphasis id="D4E159EB5B8D8F940137DD728E9C0EF5" bold="true">
<taxonomicName id="B9AD9580F28E10072D6AFF63315F0C09" class="Liliopsida" family="Zingiberaceae" genus="Globba" kingdom="Plantae" order="Zingiberales" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="andersonii">
<emphasis id="C46728AB1F03F2A4892055C7F2F77D0E" bold="true" italics="true">G. andersonii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: 
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. 
<collectingRegion id="24E9B5E79D72002FAAF7FC531CD316CA" country="India" name="West Bengal">West Bengal</collectingRegion>
</emphasis>
: Darjeeling Himalaya, around Baghpul, elevation 
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, 
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, 
<emphasis id="38851FC5C1CB3B9F82CEEB4410B07CDE" italics="true">S. Nirola &amp; AP Das 1334 A</emphasis>
(
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: 
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!), Sivok Hill Forest, Near Coronation Bridge in the ghat region, 
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s. n. (
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!), elevation 
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, 
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(
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00095574), Mongpoo, elevation 
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, 
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, 
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(P 00411420), Mongpoo, elevation 
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, 
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, 
<emphasis id="816D1A8791C89659ECFCA86B274B56E9" italics="true">Williams</emphasis>
(P 00252245), Darjeeling, Pankabari, elevation 
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, 
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, 
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(
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000640559). 
<emphasis id="62C21081589F90AF293C8349D98A5414" bold="true">
<collectingRegion id="3378D8BB0E61105560AD51AC3C8F57CD" country="India" name="Sikkim">Sikkim</collectingRegion>
</emphasis>
: elevation 
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, 
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(
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00095573), Regio Trop (P 00686468).
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EHTAG" type="Taxonomic notes">
<paragraph id="F2D242CDC409B264192DE822D88B2AD1">
<heading id="52262143DC6216F5FC6BF64A3170D5EE" reason="title">Taxonomic notes.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B1441C0EABA0D209B382A5C413A02B0">
The new species is similar to one species in inflorescence height, sessile leaves, densely pubescent peduncle, and absence of bulbils. This species differs from 
<taxonomicName id="3729CFB08804775A1E1C96478526EA90" class="Liliopsida" family="Zingiberaceae" genus="Globba" kingdom="Plantae" order="Zingiberales" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="andersonii">
<emphasis id="77A8AF475CCB66883AE5A552328CA823" italics="true">G. andersonii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in its large ligule 
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(vs. 
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), pale dull yellow flowers (vs. white), and large anther 
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(vs. 
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). Detailed morphological comparisons between 
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<emphasis id="1B3903B4A0464ADC43C7B5A552A7B7D3" italics="true">G. polymorpha</emphasis>
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and 
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<emphasis id="1A3038527F8C9DDD46695FDD79E85221" italics="true">G. andersonii</emphasis>
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are presented in Table 
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.
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<subSubSection id="SECID0ESUAG" type="notes">
<paragraph id="AD418876B27A8F5266177F7E74D0AA44">
<heading id="F672EC7E2A82954F005BFA17D7613C25" reason="title">Notes.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="696E3093725FAF39DC5A2CAFD12E17D9">
<taxonomicName id="D01615A8AEF459EB5197CE4FA0F3D3BF" class="Liliopsida" family="Zingiberaceae" genus="Globba" kingdom="Plantae" order="Zingiberales" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="andersonii">
<emphasis id="501108CAD919071DD73C3F1492041917" italics="true">G. andersonii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is distributed to 
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, 
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(Fig. 
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).
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<paragraph id="C6FE4298DC4D174F0E0AB52244BA90BC">
<label id="6D94A34ED322DB1A1455C8BCFACD50EF">Figure 8.</label>
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<paragraph id="AE468BD236D38BD3034565CFF5CDE7E5">
Map showing the distribution of 
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<emphasis id="AA38607F13F16E239A17B08AADCA0B4A" italics="true">G. paschimbengalensis</emphasis>
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, 
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<emphasis id="8E1E2F9260153BC23BD6B708C0956FC2" italics="true">G. andersonii</emphasis>
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, 
<emphasis id="0E37431E5278A9F23260F3820669690A" italics="true">
and 
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</emphasis>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="7B3D80D819814C75BCEAC3688BE77C50" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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