Sulettaria Explained

Sulettaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Zingiberaceae. The species of the genus were formerly placed in the genus Elettaria until 2018.^[1]

Sulettaria are native to Malaysia and Indonesia.^[2]

• Sulettaria brachycalyx S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak
• Sulettaria kapitensis S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak
• Sulettaria linearicrista S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak, Brunei
• Sulettaria longipilosa S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak
• Sulettaria longituba (Ridl.) Holttum - Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia
• Sulettaria multiflora (Ridl.) R.M.Sm. - Sumatra, Sarawak
• Sulettaria rubida R.M.Sm. - Sabah, Sarawak
• Sulettaria stoloniflora (K.Schum.) S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak
• Sulettaria surculosa (K.Schum.) B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm. - Sarawak

Notes and References

1. Poulsen. Axel. Båserud Mathisen. Helena. Newman. Mark. Ardiyani. Marlina. Lofthus. Øystein. Bjora. Charlotte. 2018-08-01. Sulettaria : A new ginger genus disjunct from Elettaria cardamomum. Taxon. 67. 4. 725–738. 10.12705/674.3.
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=243049 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families