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Distribution Patterns and Diversity Centres of Zingiberaceae in SE Asia BS 55 219 Distribution patterns and diversity centres of Zingiberaceae in SE Asia Kai Larsen Larsen, K. 2005. Distribution patterns and diversity centres of Zingiberaceae in SE Asia. Biol. Skr. 55: 219-228. ISSN 0366-3612. ISBN 87-7304-304-4. A revised classification, based on molecular and morphological data, has recently been proposed. The new classification divides the family into four subfamilies. 1: The Tamijioideae including the recently discovered monotypic genus Tamijia from N Borneo. 2: The Siphonochiloideae includ­ ing the genus Siphonochilus (15) restricted to tropical Africa. The remaining c. 50 genera, with c. 1300 species are classified in two subfamilies: 3: The Alpinioideae, the most widespread, is repre­ sented by Renealmia (100) in the Neotropics and Africa, Aframomum (50) and Aulotandra (5) in Africa while the remaining c. 20 genera with some 700 species are all from the Asian tropics. 4: The Zingiberoideae, a far more diverse group with c. 30 genera comprising c. 600 species. They are only represented in Asia. The main centre of distribution for the two large subfamilies is SE Asia. The biogeography of all genera from this region is presented and it is shown that the Alpin­ ioideae have their main centre of diversity in the Malesian region while the Zingiberoideae are centred in the northern monsoon region with Indochina having the highest diversity. In the light of the many recent discoveries of new genera and species it is also stressed that, besides continued studies on the molecular based phylogeny, basic field-work is still highly needed. Kai Larsen, Department of Systematic Botany, Aarhus University. Building 540, Ny Munkegade 116, DK- 8000 Aarhus C. Denmark. E-mail: [email protected] Introduction - Subfamily Siphonochiloideae. Schuman treated the genus Siphonochilus (15), re­ In 1904 Schumann published his monograph stricted to tropical Africa, as Kaempferia. on the Zingiberaceae. The system presented Surprisingly, molecular studies have re­ here was, with some refinements, mainly by vealed it as a very distinct and basic group. Loesener (1930), Holttum (1950), and Burtt - Subfamily Alpinioideae (Fig. 2A,B). About and Smith (1972), accepted throughout a cen­ 20 genera with c. 700 species are the most tury. A revised classification, based on molecu­ widespread, represented by Renealmia lar and morphological data, was proposed by (100) in the neotropics and Africa, Kress et al. (2002) (Fig. 1). Aframomum (50) and Aulotandra (5) in The new classification divides the family into Africa while the remaining genera are all four subfamilies. restricted to Asia. - Subfamily Tamijioideae. This subfamily - Subfamily Zingiberoideae (Fig. 2C-F). The comprises only one genus, the recently most diverse group with c. 30 genera com­ discovered, monotypic Tamijia restricted prising c. 600 species, are only repre­ to N Borneo (Sakai & Nagamasu 2000). sented in Asia. 220 BS 55 The author has studied the family in SE Asia robust rhizome and a terminal inflorescence. for over 30 years and is organizer of and con­ Several attemps have been made to split the tributor to the treatment of the family for the genus into smaller genera, the latest by Holt­ Flora of Thailand and the Flora Malesiana. Sev­ turn (1950), but none of these have been satis­ eral years ago, I established a team of a dozen factory. Smith (1990) joined the segregate gen­ botanists, Thai and foreign, to treat the family era and gave a framework for an infrageneric in Thailand. Among these are six Ph D stu­ classification. The molecular analysis, however, dents from Thailand who have now for 2-4 has shown that Alpinia is polyphyletic consist­ years collected throughout the country. This ing of at least four groups not really corre­ has increased our knowledge of the diversity of sponding with those of Smith. There is no the family in this large country immensely. In recent revision of the genus, but the overall dis­ the last published checklist of Thai Zingiber- tributional pattern is representative for the aceae (Larsen 1996), 200 species were subfamily. The largest number of species included; today close to 300 species have been occurs in Malesia with about 60 species in documented. Three new genera have been dis­ China (Wu & Larsen 2000) and the Indochi­ covered and described as well as numerous nese region. Thus clearly two diversity centres new species, and we are aware of several unde­ exist: one in central Malesia and one in the scribed taxa. northern monsoon region where the species are mostly found in montane evergreen forests. Several undescribed species are Subfamily Alpinioideae expected. The Alpinioideae consists of c. 20 genera after Amomum - The situation in Amomum, with Nanochilus, Rhynchanthus and Pommereschea, some 150 species, is similar to some extent to three small genera from the northern mon­ Alpinia. This genus also seems to be poly­ soon area, have been transferred to the Zin- phyletic even if only few species have been sam­ giberoideae based on molecular studies. This pled in the analysis. Again no recent revision makes the subfamily more uniform morpho­ exists, and much field-work is needed as many logically, consisting of large herbs with a main new species have been described in recent distribution in the lowland forests of the Male- years mainly from northern Borneo. It is sian region. The distichy of the leaves are trans­ remarkable that there are far fewer collections verse to the rhizome and the lateral staminodes of Amomum than of Alpinia in the large are reduced to small teeth at the base of the herbaria. This may be due to the less eye-catch­ labellum. To illustrate the distribution patterns ing, basal inflorescences and shorter flowering in the Alpinioideae, the genera are presented period. There are two diversity centres: one, here in groups corresponding to the results of with the majority of species, in Borneo and one the molecular analysis in which two tribes, the in China-Indochina with about one third of the Alpinieae and the Riedelieae, are recognized. species. The first one is by far the largest. Etlingera - This, the third largest genus with about 80 species of large forest herbs was, in its present circumscription, established by Burtt & Tribe Alpinieae Smith (1986) who joined Achasma, Geanthus Alpinia - This is the largest genus in the Zin- and Nicolaia. This genus may also be poly­ giberaceae with over 200 species (Fig. 2A). The phyletic. Again we find the same overall pat­ plants are tall herbs up to 8 (-12) m with a tern with a distribution from the southern BS 55 221 Aframomum Renealmia Amomum I Elettariopsis Paramomum Al pinia I Plagiostachys Alpinia III Alpinia IV Alpinia II Alpinieae Alpinioideae Vanoverberghia Etlingera I Hornstedtia Etlingera II Amomum II Burbidgea Pleuranthodium Riedelieae Riedelia Siamanthus Siliquamomum Incertae Sedis Cornukaempferia Boesenbergia II Scaphochlamys Distichochlamys Zingiber Kaempferia Boesenbergia 1 Curcumorpha Haniffia Roscoea Cautleya Zingibereae Zingiberoideae Rhynchanthus Pommereschea Hedychium Camptandra Pyrgophyllum Hitchenia Curcuma I Curcuma II Stahlianthus Curcuma III EZ Sm itha tris______ Caulokaempferia Incertae Sedis I—Cagnepainia Hemiorchis 1— Globbeae I— Globba I—Mantisia_______ Tamijia Tamijieae Tamijioideae Siphonochilus SiphonochileaeZ Siphonochiloideae Fig. 1. Cladogram showing the system of the Zingiberaceae as proposed by Kress et al. (2002). Reproduced with permission from Amer. J. Bot. 89. 2002. 222 BS 55 Fig. 2. Representative species of SE Asian Zingiberaceae. The species represent the two subfamilies Alpinioideae (A-B) and Zingiberoideae (C-F) and the tribes Alpinieae (A: Alpinia malaccensis), Riedelieae (B: Burbidgea nitida), Globbeae (C: Gag- nepainia godefroyï) and Zingibereae (D: Zingiber puberulum, E: Curcuma sp. nov., F: Laosanthus graminifolius). Himalayas throughout SE Asia to N Queens­ pattern as described for the preceeding genera land with the main diversity centre in Malesia, with c. 50 species in Malesia and NE Australia. particularly Borneo. There are only few species There are a few Malaysian species, some of in Indochina and two species in China, one which also occur in S Thailand. Further north, endemic, E. yunnanensis, and one, E. littoralis, a one species is endemic to N Vietnam, and two very widespread species. Also in this genus to China (Hainan and Tibet). much field-work is needed. Plagiostachys - About 25 species of this taxo­ Hornstedtia - This genus follows the same nomically poorly studied genus are mainly BS 55 223 found in the Malcsian region. One species has Philippines. The place of the monotypic genus recently been collected in S. Thailand, one Paramomum, endemic to China, treated by undescribed species is found in central Thai­ Larsen et al. (1998) as Amomum, was found by land while one, P austrosinensis, is endemic to S Kress et al. (2002) to be close to Elettariopsis, a China. A problem with the genus is that in genus with uncertain circumscription. most species the inflorescence dissolves after anthesis in a muscilagenous substance, causing most old herbarium material to be of little use. Tribe Riedelieae Kress et al. (2002) included only two species in The tribe Riedelieae consists of 4 or 5 genera their molecular analysis. The genus follow the with long capsules opening longitudinally and same pattern of distribution as the genera extrafloral nectaries on the leaves. above with the majority of the species in Male- Burbidgea, Riedelia, Pleuranthodium and Sia­ sia and a narrow “tail” of endemic
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