A New Subspecies and Two New Records of the Genus Alpinia from Lao PDR

Abstract

This plant has a diverse range of variations in both its vegetative and floral structures. Therefore, the species Alpinia intermedia Gagnep. ssp. aurea Maknoi & Saensouk is acknowledged as a new subspecies and a rare species in the Zingiberaceae family in Lao PDR. Furthermore, while conducting a current research of the Alpinia genus, we have found two species belonging to the genus Alpinia in Lao PDR. The indigenous people utilized the growing produce flowers, immature pseudostem, and immature rhizomes of this particular plant for its edible and health purposes. The distinctive morphological characteristics of both species, together with the initial description of Alpinia latilabris Ridl. in J.