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Collector Poulsen, A. D.
Number 1977
Collected with Bakir Raymond
Country Malaysia
Subpart SARAWAK
County  
Locality Batang Ai, between Rumah Delok and Tipu. River bank of Batang river in open area.
Coordinates 1° 15' N 112° 3' E
Minimum elevation (m) 130
Maximum elevation (m) 130
Start date 2002/12/10
End date 2002/12/10
Family Zingiberaceae
Identification Etlingera rubromarginata A.D. Poulsen & Mood
Determined by A.D. Poulsen (L), Jan 2003.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Terrestrial herb 3 m, rhizome long-creeping. Scales yellowish. 23 leaves per shoot, lamina dull green. Inflorescence from rhizome, bracts white with conspicuous red margin. Flowers pink, labellum with central yellow bar and lateral lobes with narrow white fringy margin. Taste is strong vegetable-like. Vernacular name in Iban: ketimbang sayur. Informed by Sudan. Deposited at: Sarawak Biodiversity Centre, SAR, AAU. Material also preserved in spirit. Photographed.

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