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Aishwarya 1 & M. Sabu 2 Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Kerala 673635, India. Malabar Botanical Garden and the Institute for Plant Sciences, Kozhikode, Kerala 673014, India. 1 aishwaryakizhakethil12@gmail.com, 2 msabu9@gmail.com (corresponding author) 1 2 Boesenbergia albolutea (Baker) Schltr. and B. rubrolutea (Baker) Kuntze belong to the genus Boesenbergia Kuntze of the family Zingiberaceae. The genus is characterized by the two-ranked arrangement of the bracts of the inflorescence, and was originally described under the genus Gastrochilus Wall. But, finding Gastrochilus as a later homonym for an orchidaceous genus Gastrochilus Don (Don 1825), Kuntze (1891) proposed the new name Boesenbergia. Subsequently, the genus was treated by various authors, viz., Baker (1890) for British India, Schumann (1904) for Borneo and Sumatra, Gagnepain (1908) for Indochina, Valeton (1918) for Java and Malaysia, Ridley (1907, 1924) and Holttum (1950) for the Malay Peninsula, Das & Sikdar (1982) for India and Sirirugsa (1992) for Thailand. In India, the genus is represented by 10 species (Aishwarya 2017) including a new species (B. meghalayensis Aishwarya & M.Sabu) recently described (Aishwarya et al. 2015). B. albolutea and B. rubrolutea are less explored Editor: Anonymity requested. species of the genus Boesenbergia. They were originally described under Gastrochilus, as G. albolutens (Baker 1894) and G. rubrolutea (Baker 1890), respectively. Later, once the genus Boesenbergia was established, Schlechter (1913) and Kuntze (1891) brought the new combinations of these two species as B. albolutea and B. rubrolutea, respectively. Relevant literature and herbaria related to the species under study were thoroughly studied. The various herbaria consulted in India include CAL, MH, ASSAM, BSHC, CAL, CALI & DD (Thiers (2020 continuously updated)). In addition, digital database of world herbaria like BM, E, K, KEP, LINN, LIV, MO, NY, PBL, SING & W (Thiers (2020 continuously updated)) were also accessed. The IUCN statuses of these species have been evaluated against IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria Version 14 (IUCN 2019) based on repeated field visits for the past 30 years and herbaria reference. Date of publication: 26 November 2021 (online & print) Citation: Aishwarya. K. & M. Sabu (2021). On the IUCN status of Boesenbergia albolutea and B. rubrolutea (Zingiberaceae) and typification of B. rubrolutea. Journal of Threatened Taxa 13(13): 20133–20135. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.6707.13.13.20133-20135 Copyright: © Aishwarya & Sabu 2021. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. JoTT allows unrestricted use, reproduction, and distribution of this article in any medium by providing adequate credit to the author(s) and the source of publication. Funding: Department of Science & Technology (DST), New Delhi, India; Department of Biotechnology (DBT), New Delhi, India. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. Acknowledgements: We thank the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, for the INSPIRE fellowship (No. DST/ INSPIRE Fellowship/2012) and Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, for the financial support (BT/PR15275/PBD/16/917/2011). The second author is thankful to CSIR for awarding the CSIR-Emeritus Scientist Fellowship at the Malabar Botanical Garden and the Institute for Plant Sciences, Kozhikode, Kerala, India. We also thank the herbarium Curators and staff of CAL, MH, ASSAM, BSHC, CAL, CALI, and DD for permission and help in consultation, and BM, E, K, KEP, LINN, LIV, MO, NY, PBL, SING & W, for making digital images of the specimens available on the internet. Thanks are also due to the reviewers for their valuable comments and guidance. 20133 J TT On the IUCN status of Boesenbergia albolutea and B. rubrolutea Aishwarya & Sabu A revision on the genus shows that the species B. albolutea and B. rubrolutea are extinct in the wild (IUCN 2019). This is based on the observation that there has been no report of these species after type collection [B. albolutea from England (originally from Andaman; flowering condition from England) and B. rubrolutea from Meghalaya]. Besides, the field explorations conducted by the senior author over 30 years throughout India including Andaman & Nicobar Islands as part of the taxonomic revision of the family Zingiberaceae in India, could not spot even a single specimen of these species in the field. A thorough search of various herbaria also could not find any specimen added after the type collection. Moreover, Jain & Prakash (1995) reported the species, B. rubrolutea as endemic to Meghalaya and as endangered by commenting on the endangered species of Zingiberaceae as “confined to very small areas of one state and facing immediate danger of extinction, these species need urgent conservation.” The present study also tried to locate further collections of these species, however failed to find any. Based on all these, the present study recommends assigning these species under the IUCN Red List category, ‘Extinct in the Wild’ (EW) (IUCN 2019). The study also shows that the type B. rubrolutea is not yet designated. Consequently, after studying the literature and herbaria deposition of the species in detail, the lectotype is being designated here. 316. 1913; C.R. Das & Sikdar, Bull. Bot. Soc. Bengal 36: 44. 1982. ≡Gastrochilus rubrolutea Baker in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 218. 1890. Type: India, Meghalaya, Khasi Hills, Thera, 10 October 1886, C.B. Clarke 44985 A (lecto, K; K000640511image! designated here); ibid., C.B. Clarke 44985 B (isolecto, K; K000640512!). (Image 1B) Notes: In the protologue, the specimen/specimens mentioned by Baker (1890) is the collection/collections by ‘J.D.H. & T.T., Clarke’ from Khasi Hills. Herbarium sheets of two specimens that were collected by C.B. Clarke are now housed at K (Thiers (2020 continuously updated)), viz., 44985 A & 44985 B. Out of these, following Articles 9.3, 9.12 and 9A.3 of ICN (Turland et al. 2018), 44985 A’ is selected here as the lectotype of B. rubrolutea because this sheet depicts the details of the species, especially the spike, with better clarity compared to the other. Moreover, the herbarium label in it bears a sketch and a brief description of the anther, labellum and corolla segments of the species. No other collection of this species could be located anywhere else. Distribution: B. rubrolutea is endemic to Meghalaya. Das & Sikdar (1982) noted that B. rubrolutea is not represented even by a single specimen at CAL. They added, “on the basis of two localities mentioned in Meghalaya, it is assumed that this species is restricted to Meghalaya, and therefore may be taken as endemic”. Recommended IUCN Red List status: Extinct in the wild (EW). Taxonomic Treatment 1. Boesenbergia albolutea (Baker) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 315. 1913; C.R. Das & Sikdar, Bull. Bot. Soc. Bengal 36: 41. 1982. ≡Gastrochilus albolutens Baker, Gard. Chron. 2: 34. 1894. Type: England, London, Kew Gardens, 26 June 1894, s.c. s.n. (holotype, K; K000640518 image!). (Image 1A) Notes: In the protologue, Baker (1894), while describing the species, noted that the plant was to be collected by Mr. Mann from Andamans and sent to Kew in 1889, where it flowered and was identified and described as a new species. As this is the only specimen mentioned in the protologue of the species, it is the holotype. Distribution: Endemic to Andaman Islands. Recommended IUCN Red List Status: Extinct in the wild (EW) (IUCN 2019). References 2. Boesenbergia rubrolutea (Baker) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 2:685. 1891; Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.12: 20134 Aishwarya, K. (2017). Systematic studies on selected genera of Zingiberaceae and molecular phylogeny of the family in India. Ph.D. Thesis. University of Calicut, Kerala. 329pp. Aishwarya, K., M.R. Vinitha, G. Thomas & M. Sabu (2015). 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Talmale, Zoological Survey of India, Pune, Maharashtra, India Prof. Karan Bahadur Shah, Budhanilakantha Municipality, Kathmandu, Nepal Dr. Susan Cheyne, Borneo Nature Foundation International, Palangkaraja, Indonesia Dr. Hemanta Kafley, Wildlife Sciences, Tarleton State University, Texas, USA Other Disciplines Dr. Aniruddha Belsare, Columbia MO 65203, USA (Veterinary) Dr. Mandar S. Paingankar, University of Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India (Molecular) Dr. Jack Tordoff, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Arlington, USA (Communities) Dr. Ulrike Streicher, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA (Veterinary) Dr. Hari Balasubramanian, EcoAdvisors, Nova Scotia, Canada (Communities) Dr. Rayanna Hellem Santos Bezerra, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil Dr. Jamie R. Wood, Landcare Research, Canterbury, New Zealand Dr. Wendy Collinson-Jonker, Endangered Wildlife Trust, Gauteng, South Africa Dr. Rajeshkumar G. Jani, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, India Dr. O.N. 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ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) www.threatenedtaxa.org November 2021 | Vol. 13 | No. 13 | Pages: 19887–20142 Date of Publication: 26 November 2021 (Online & Print) DOI: 10.11609/jott.2021.13.13.19887-20142 Article Short Communications An inventory of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Geometridae) of KalakadMundanthurai Tiger Reserve, India – Geetha Iyer, Dieter Stüning & Sanjay Sondhi, Pp. 19887–19920 Successful rescue, medical management, rehabilitation, and translocation of a Red Panda Ailurus fulgens (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ailuridae) in Arunachal Pradesh, India – Jahan Ahmed, Sorang Tadap, Millo Tasser, Koj Rinya, Nekibuddin Ahmed & Sunil Kyarong, Pp. 20066–20071 Communications A rare photographic record of Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra with a note on its habitat from the Bhagirathi Basin, western Himalaya, India – Ranjana Pal, Aashna Sharma, Vineet Kumar Dubey, Tapajit Bhattacharya, Jeyaraj Antony Johnson, Kuppusamy Sivakumar & Sambandam Sathyakumar, Pp. 20072–20077 Roadkills of Lowland Tapir Tapirus terrestris (Mammalia: Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) in one of its last refuges in the Atlantic Forest – Aureo Banhos, Andressa Gatti, Marcelo Renan de Deus Santos, Leonardo Merçon, Ilka Westermeyer, Natália Carneiro Ardente, Luis Francisco Oliveira Pereira Gonzaga, Lucas Mendes Barreto, Lucas Damásio, Tomas Lima Rocha, Vitor Roberto Schettino, Renata Valls, Helena Godoy Bergallo, Marcos Vinicius Freitas Silva, Athelson Stefanon Bittencourt, Danielle de Oliveira Moreira & Ana Carolina Srbek-Araujo, Pp. 19921–19929 Scientific contributions and learning experiences of citizen volunteers with a small cat project in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai, India – Shomita Mukherjee, R. Nandini, P.V. Karunakaran & Nayan Khanolkar, Pp. 19930–19936 Seasonal food preferences and group activity pattern of Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra (L., 1758) (Mammalia: Cetartiodactyla: Bovidae) in a semi-arid region of western Haryana, India – Vikram Delu, Dharambir Singh, Sumit Dookia, Priya & Kiran, Pp. 19937–19947 Studies on the habitats of Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus (J.F. Gmelin, 1789) (Galliformes: Phasianidae) in northern districts of Tamil Nadu, India – M. Pandian, Pp. 19948–19955 Recovery of vulture population in roosting and scavenging areas of Bastar and Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India – Sushil Kumar Dutta, Muntaz Khan, P.R.S. Nagi, Santosh Durgam & Surabhi Dutta, Pp. 19956–19963 A geographical assessment of Chariganga and Arpara Beel (wetlands) of Nadia, West Bengal as a habitat of wetland birds – Mehedi Hasan Mandal, Arindam Roy & Giyasuddin Siddique, Pp. 19964–19975 Phenotypic plasticity in Barilius vagra (Hamilton, 1822) (Teleostei: Danionidae) from two geographically distinct river basins of Indian Himalaya – Sumit Kumar, Sharali Sharma & Deepak Singh, Pp. 19976–19984 Taxonomic notes, a new species, and a key to Indian species of the click beetle genus Cryptalaus Ȏhira, 1967 (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypninae) – Harshad Parekar & Amol Patwardhan, Pp. 19985–19999 Niche overlap of benthic macrofauna in a tropical estuary: diurnal variation – Mário Herculano de Oliveira, Lidiane Gomes de Lima, Caroline Stefani da Silva Lima, Jéssica de Oliveira Lima Gomes, Franciely Ferreira Paiva, Graciele de Barros, Carlinda Railly Medeiros & Joseline Molozzi, Pp. 20000–20010 The first record of Medog Gliding Frog Rhacophorus translineatus Wu, 1977 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Chhukha District, Bhutan – Sonam Lhendup & Bal Krishna Koirala, Pp. 20078–20083 First record of a freshwater crab, Maydelliathelphusa masoniana (Henderson, 1893) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) from West Bengal, India – Ram Krishna Das, Pp. 20084–20089 Butterflies of Amrabad Tiger Reserve, Telangana, India – Deepa Jaiswal, B. Bharath, M. Karuthapandi, Shrikant Jadhav, S. Prabakaran & S. Rehanuma Sulthana, Pp. 20090–20097 An enumeration of the flowering plants of Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary in eastern Sikkim, India – Sudhansu Sekhar Dash, Subhajit Lahiri & Ashiho Asoshii Mao, Pp. 20098–20117 A new record of psychrotrophic Paecilomyces formosus (Eurotiales: Ascomycota) from India: morphological and molecular characterization – Skarma Nonzom & Geeta Sumbali, Pp. 20118–20123 Notes Study on incidence and pathology of gastrointestinal parasitic infections in Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus in Hisar, Haryana, India – Maneesh Sharma, B.L. Jangir, D. Lather, G.A. Chandratre, V. Nehra, K.K. Jakhar & G. Narang, Pp. 20124–20127 An unusual vocalization of Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata (Raffles, 1822) (Aves: Strigiformes: Strigidae) recorded from Kerala, India – Riju P. Nair & Shine Raj Tholkudiyil, Pp. 20128–20129 New distribution data on the genus Maripanthus Maddison, 2020 (Araneae: Salticidae) from southern India – A. Asima, John T.D. Caleb, Dhruv A. Prajapati & G. Prasad, Pp. 20130–20132 On the IUCN status of Boesenbergia albolutea and B. rubrolutea (Zingiberaceae) and typification of B. rubrolutea – K. Aishwarya & M. Sabu, Pp. 20133–20135 Diversity of aquatic insects and biomonitoring of water quality in the upper Ganga River, a Ramsar site: a preliminary assessment – Kritish De, Arkojyoti Sarkar, Kritika Singh, Virendra Prasad Uniyal, Jeyaraj Antony Johnson & Syed Ainul Hussain, Pp. 20011–20018 New records of mass seeding Cephalostachyum latifolium Munro (Poaceae) along the midelevation broadleaved forest of Sarpang district, Bhutan – Jigme Tenzin, Sangay Nidup & Dago Dorji, Pp. 20136–20139 Patterns of forest cover loss in the terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas in the Philippines: critical habitat conservation priorities – Bernard Peter O. Daipan, Pp. 20019–20032 Response The woody flora of Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary, central Western Ghats of Karnataka, India - A checklist – Kanda Naveen Babu, Kurian Ayushi, Vincy K. Wilson, Narayanan Ayyappan & Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy, Pp. 20033–20055 If habitat heterogeneity is effective for conservation of butterflies in urban landscapes of Delhi, India?’ Unethical publication based on data manipulation – Sanjay Keshari Das & Rita Singh, Pp. 20140–20142 Publisher & Host Reproductive biology of Ophiorrhiza caudata C.E.C.Fisch. (Rubiaceae), an endemic and endangered creeping perennial herb of the Western Ghats, India – Maria Theresa, Appukuttan Kamalabai Sreekala & Jayalakshmi Mohanlal, Pp. 20056–20065 Threatened Taxa