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| Type of: | Cheilocostus borneensis A.D.Poulsen |
| Collector | Poulsen, A.D. |
| Number | 1964 |
| Collected with | Bakir Raymond |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Subpart | Sarawak |
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| Locality | Batang Ai, Sungai Senkabang, small stream connecting to Sg. Delok opposite of Ng. Sumpa longhouse |
| Coordinates | 1° 12' N 112° 3' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 130 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 130 |
| Start date | 2002/12/08 |
| End date | 2002/12/08 |
| Family | Zingiberaceae |
| Identification | Hellenia borneensis (A.D.Poulsen) Govaerts |
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| Field notes | Terrastrial herb 1.8 m, in cluster. Stem reddish brown, leafless 1.5 m, leaves consistently clustered at top of shoot; petiole swollen, yellowish; lamina thick, plicate, pale below. Inflorescence from base, loose; bracts dark brown, old calyces dead, dark brown when flowering; bract and calyx pale reddish green when fresh. Flowers cream; labellum white, yellow in throat, anther white, anther crest recurved, slightly yellow. One atypical individual was found (1964B) with 60 cm, erect peduncle, flowers white. Vernacular name (in Iban):Pa’bu. It was used in the old days but did not understand for what purpose |
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