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Collector Poulsen, A.D.
Number 2222
Collected with Arafin Zainal, Lindung, Jiham & Abd. Karim
Country Indonesia
Subpart Borneo
County  
Locality East Kalimantan, near Kg. Muloi. Secondary forest, along trail to G. Lumut
Coordinates 1° 26' S 115° 57' E
Minimum elevation (m) 350
Maximum elevation (m) 350
Start date 2003/09/20
End date 2003/09/20
Family Zingiberaceae
Identification Etlingera (Blume)R.M.Sm.
Determined by A.D. Poulsen
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Terrestrial herb to 2.5 m. Rhizome short-creeping: 15 cm between shoots. Shoot with 18-28 leaves. Sheaths brownish green, ligule brownish,<1 cm, lamina slightly plicate, to 43 by 8.5 cm, pale below. Inflorescence from base, peduncle <2 cm, bracts green, margin red, petal tips red, labellum pink with central white, lateral margin white. Anther and stigma dark red. Fruit whitish. Taste fresh, cabbage-like. Vernacular name: topus (Passir language).

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