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Collector Poulsen, A. D.
Number 1973
Collected with  
Country Malaysia
Subpart SARAWAK
County  
Locality Batang Ai, opposite bank Sg. Delok of Ng. Sumpa longhouse. Secondary forest on steep, moist slopes near trail to Jambo.
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 Boesenbergia oligosperma (K. Schum.) R.M. Sm.
Determined by A.D. Poulsen (L), Jan 2003.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Terrestrial herb less than 0.5 m, in clump. Rhizome branching. 4-9 leaves per shoot. Sheath loose, connected for 1/3 of its length, broad, orange-brown. Ligule brown, dead. Lamina sometimes purple below - otherwise pale green. Bracts reddish brown, 10 more flowers per inflorescence, flowers orange, anther crest orange, tip of anther pale yellow. Vernacular name in Iban: entemu kumang. Deposited at: Sarawak Biodiversity Centre, SAR, AAU. Material also preserved in spirit. Photographed.

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