Taxonomy of <i>Globba rahmanii</i> (Zingiberaceae) and its addition to the Flora of India

Globba rahamanii Yusuf (Zingiberaceae), an endemic species of Bangladesh hitherto only known from its type locality in Chittagong Hill tracts, has been collected and recorded for the first time from the northeast Indian state of Assam, extending its known global distributional range. Taxonomic placement of this species has been ascertained and discussed in detail based on the studies from protologue, type specimen, and recently collected specimens from India.