Hellwigia domatifera (Zingiberales: Zingiberaceae) (Valeton 1913) Senjaya & Poulsen 2026
Endemic distribution in Arfak Mountains, Pegunungan Arfak Regency, Central Papua Province (Papua Bioregion in Indonesia).
Synonym (First): Alpinia domatifera Valeton 1913
Theodoric Valeton. 1913. Zingiberaceae. Nova Guinea. 8: 955. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47203455
Synonym (Second): Alpinia meyeri Ridley 1916
Henry Nicholas RIdley. 1916. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 9: 218. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3421038
Taxonomy reference (Revision):
Seni Kurnia Senjaya, Axel Dalberg Poulsen, Marlina Ardiyani, Mark Fleming Newman. (2026) Hellwigia opalina (Zingiberaceae) – a new species of the enigmatic jade gingers of Sulawesi. PhytoKeys 272: 169-180. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.272.171221
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