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Collector Poulsen, A. D.
Number 1729
Collected with Johnesius Kundong & Mesius Yusin
Country Malaysia
Subpart SABAH
County  
Locality Mount Kinabalu National Park. Poring Tropical Garden. Primary forest with trail. Ranau District.
Coordinates 6° 3' N 116° 42' E
Minimum elevation (m) 580
Maximum elevation (m) 580
Start date 2001/04/30
End date 2001/04/30
Family Zingiberaceae
Identification Etlingera velutina (Ridl.)R.M. Sm.
Determined by A.D. Poulsen (AAU), 2001.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Terrestrial herb 2-3 m. Rhizome long-creeping. Stem green to brown to reddish at the top, ± pubescent, 1.5 m leafless, 22 lvs per shoot. Ligule pubescent, brown. Lamina dark green, below pubescent and brownish-red when young. Peduncle 7-15 cm (later not typical but going through thich soil layer). Bracts dark purple, pubescent towrds the apex. Labellum c. 3 cm (from anther), spatulate, pink, 16 mm across, darker towards the base, lateral sides white. Antehr and stigma red. Fruit angular, glabrous, red. Only 2-3 developed.vel metriochilos. Specimen at: SAN, KEP, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, AAU.

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