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Etlingera kenyalang (Zhgiberaceae) — a new species from Sarawak, Borneo, with notes on its ecology and Iban ethnobotany
Author(s) -
Poulsen Axel Dalberg,
Christensen Hanne
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2003.tb00413.x
Subject(s) - ethnobotany , biology , pollinator , ecology , pollination , botany , pollen , medicinal plants
Etlingera kenyalang is described from southern Sarawak. Ecological notes are given including a possible pollinator and seed dispersers. The Iban ethnobotany of the species is discussed; the shoots and fruits are edible and the leaves are used ritually during the Gawai Kenyalang (Hornbill Festival).