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Collector Poulsen, A.D.
Number 2192
Collected with Dalpius Darius
Country Indonesia
Subpart East Kalimantan
County  
Locality trail to Binuang, ca. 2 km SE of Pa Padi village, next to River Pa Padi. Secondary forest and grazing area
Coordinates 3° 48' N 115° 45' E
Minimum elevation (m) 950
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2003/09/13
End date 0/00/00
Family Zingiberaceae
Identification Etlingera nasuta (K. Schum.) R.M. Smith
Determined by Poulsen, A.D.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Terrestrial herb to 2.5 m. Rhizome long-creeping. Sheath roughly reticulate (small cushions), green. Ligule pubescent, yellowish green. Lamina plain green, velvety below, young leaves flushed reddish (inbroad bands). Inflorescence from ground, red, labellum bifid with a deep slit, and white center. Stamen and stigma pale red. Fruit subterranean, reddish, informed eaten by forest hens and monkeys. Inner shoot taste faintly bitter of pine. Vernacular name: tubu apò (Lun Dayeh): leaves used for thatching roof (atap rumah), inner shoot and fruit edible. Material in spirit.

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