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Collector Poulsen, A.D.
Number 2179
Collected with Ranius Gala
Country Indonesia
Subpart East Kalimantan
County  
Locality 1 km NE of Pa Rayeh, Batu Ngarok. Lower montane forest near small stream. In swampy area near hydro dam
Coordinates 4° 1' N 115° 47' E
Minimum elevation (m) 950
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2003/09/08
End date 0/00/00
Family Zingiberaceae
Identification Etlingera crispata C.K. Lim
Determined by Poulsen, A.D.
Identification qualifier vel aff.
Field notes Terrestrial herb to 2 m, rhizome short-creeping (7–30 cm between shoots), 2 cm diam., olive-green, with circular scar. Raised on stilts 40 cm. Sheath greenish with reddish patches, shoot flattened. Ligule membranous, soon dehiscent. Lamina sessile, dull green, to 60 by 12 cm. Inflorescence from rhizome, erect, with 20 flowers. Bracts reddish brown. Calyx with pink filiform tips. Corolla lobes dark red. Labellum orange-red, lateral lobes with yellowish margin, enfolded; apex extended, erect. Stamen dark pink, stigma pale pink. Base tasteless going bitter. Vernacular name: tubu kerinang (kerinang Lun Dayeh language for 'raised' referring to the stilts). Material in spirit.

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