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Collector Poulsen, A. D.
Number 1971
Collected with Ujan anak Paing
Country Malaysia
Subpart SARAWAK
County  
Locality Batang Ai, Ulu Sumpa 2-3 km W of Ng Sumpa. Secondary forest on moist slopes above stream.
Coordinates 1° 12' N 112° 3' E
Minimum elevation (m) 130
Maximum elevation (m) 130
Start date 2002/12/09
End date 2002/12/09
Family Zingiberaceae
Identification Haplochorema pauciflorum R.M. Sm.
Determined by A.D. Poulsen (L), Jan 2003.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Terrestrial herb, prostrate. Rhizome short-creeping, producing a series of shoots each with one leaf. Sheath yellow-green, ligule pale brown, membranous, petiole canaliculate, lamina bullate in an uneven 'lumpy' way, slightly variegated, yellow-green and dark green. Flowers white with a yellow-green central patch 3 mm by 4 mm and two purple lines 1.5 mm at mouth of corolla tube. Vernacular name in Iban: malebab. Deposited at: Sarawak Biodiversity Centre, SAR, AAU, L. Material also preserved in spirit.

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