Newmania bambusifolia(Zingiberaceae: Zingiberoideae),a new species from Hon Ba Nature Reserve,southern Vietnam

Newmania bambusifolia Škorničk., Vuong & Bao (Zingiberaceae:Zingiberoideae), a new ginger species discovered in Hon Ba Nature Reserve, Khanh Hoa Province in southern Vietnam is described and illustrated here with notes on distribution,ecology, phenology, preliminary IUCN assessment, and etymology. It is distinct from all known congeners by the very narrow leaf-blades, resembling those of bamboos. This discovery increases the total number of species in Newmania to seven. We include an updated key to the genus accommodating this novelty.