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| Collector | Poulsen, A.D. |
| Number | 2475 |
| Collected with | A.Raha, N.Ouou |
| Country | Solomon Islands |
| Subpart | Makira Island |
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| Locality | c. 1.75 km S of Kirakira. Secondary forest near river. |
| Coordinates | 10° 29' S 161° 55' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 50 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 50 |
| Start date | 2006/11/24 |
| End date | 2006/11/324 |
| Family | Zingiberaceae |
| Identification | Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.)K. Schum. |
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| Field notes | Terrestial herb, to 4 m tall, in clump (to 10 cm between neighbouring shoots). Base to 6 cm diam., pale purple-brown. Sheath green. Ligule to 12 mm long. Lamina sessile, to 92 x 27 cm, narrowly obovate, plicate, pubescent beneath, base attenuate. Inflorescence terminal, erect. Spike to 15 x 9 cm, purple. It is often pseudo-viviparus with "baby" plantlets sprouting just below the spike; sometimes these are reduced almost to inflorescences only. Flowers cream. Fruit purple. Vernacula name: bena (Bauro language). |
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