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Type of: Etlingera burttii A.D.Poulsen

Collector Poulsen, A. D.
Number 1914
Collected with Murang Tadam & Palung Lasung
Country Malaysia
Subpart SARAWAK
County  
Locality 7th Div. Between Bakelalan and Gunung Murud. Montane forest in valley of Pa Bur. Secondary forest, near logging road.
Coordinates 3° 57' N 115° 34' E
Minimum elevation (m) 1500
Maximum elevation (m) 1500
Start date 2002/11/08
End date 2002/11/08
Family Zingiberaceae
Identification Etlingera burttii A.D.Poulsen
Determined by Poulsen, A.D.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Terrestrial herb to 7.5 m. Rhizome massive (3-4 cm), long-creeping. Base 10 cm diam, reddish. 30 leaves per shoot. Sheath pale green, young leaves red. Lamina 100 by 20 cm. Inflorescence basal, bracts brown. Flowers all yellow except purple line at tip of anther and red stigma. Fruit reddish purple, 10 cm diam. Vernacular name (Lun Bawan): tubu ligan . Informed by Labo Balang Gukang, 8 Nov 2002 before drying the specimen. Deposited at: Sarawak Biodiversity Centre, SAR, AAU. Material also preserved in spirit. Photographed. aff.!

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