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Collector Poulsen, A.D.
Number 2295
Collected with Ismail Rachman & Hoyarudin
Country Indonesia
Subpart Jawa
County  
Locality Gunung Kancana. 2 km WSW of Parabuan village, secondary forest, steep slope above small stream
Coordinates 6° 55' S 107° 3' E
Minimum elevation (m) 950
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2004/03/27
End date 0/00/00
Family Zingiberaceae
Identification Etlingera hemisphaerica (Blume)R.M.Sm.
Determined by Poulsen, A.D.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Terrestrial herb, 3-4 m, in clump. Base 6 cm across, bright red, sheath also when young. Sheath higher up yellow-green with reddish blotches. Petiole to 2.5 cm: lamina to 70 by 13 cm, dark green, mid groove pale, below pale, margin undulating. Sterile. Vernacular name (Sunda language): hondje burem (last word means red, referring to the leaves). Shoot and fruit edible. Fruit informed to be green. Base tastes sour. Deposited at: BO, AAU.

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