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Collector Poulsen, A.D.
Number 2060
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Country Malaysia
Subpart Sarawak
County  
Locality Viewpoint trail, gap with lianas near small stream. Gunung Gading N.P.
Coordinates 1° 42' N 109° 51' E
Minimum elevation (m) 150
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2003/07/10
End date 0/00/00
Family Zingiberaceae
Identification Etlingera megalocheilos (Griff.)A.D.Poulsen
Determined by Poulsen, A.D.
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Field notes Terrestrial herb to 5 m, rhizome long-creeping, base 8 cm diam. Leafy shoot with 22 leaves, leafless lower 1.8 m. Lamina to 100 by 17 cm, broadest above the middle. Smell distinctly soapy, fennel-like, petiole to 4 cm. Inflorescence from base, bracts white to cream, 17–21 flowers per inflorescence. Calyx and petal lobes pale red. Labellum red with yellow margin (some plants completely orange-yellow with no yellow!). Anther red with darker purple front, stigma pale red. Material in spirit.

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