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| Collector | Poulsen, A.D. |
| Number | 2470 |
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| Country | Solomon Islands |
| Subpart | Makira Island |
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| Locality | 2.75 km W of Kirakira, 750 m from nearest village (Tawaitara). Forest with some selective logging. |
| Coordinates | 10° 28' S 161° 57' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 65 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 65 |
| Start date | 2006/11/23 |
| End date | 2006/11/23 |
| Family | Zingiberaceae |
| Identification | Alpinia oceanica Burkill |
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| Field notes | Terrestial herb to3.5 m tall, many shoots in a loose clump (5-10 cm between shoots). Base to 6 cm diam., subterranean, cream to green. Sheath mid-green to yellowish green. Ligule to 15 mm long, yellow-green. Lamina to 65 x 12 cm, mid-green, midrib yellowish cream, only slightly plicate, glabrous. Inflorescence terminal, pendulous. Bracts pale yellowish green. Calyx cream to pale yellow-green. Flowers white, cosistently upside-down (dorsal corolla lobe abaxial). Fruit cream. Vernacular name: marapui (Bauro language). Obseved at no higher than 500 m elevation. |
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