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| Collector | Poulsen, A.D. |
| Number | 2517 |
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| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Subpart | Manus |
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| Locality | Rambutyo Island. Wemalap. Coastal swamp forest with sago palms. |
| Coordinates | 2° 17' S 147° 51' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 5 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 5 |
| Start date | 2006/12/26 |
| End date | 2006/12/26 |
| Family | Zingiberaceae |
| Identification | Alpinia oceanica Burkill |
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| Field notes | Terrestial herb to 3.5 m. Rhizome short-creeping (to 10 cm between neighbouring shoots). Base to 4.5 cm diam., pale green when young. Sheath green. Ligule to 8 mm long. Lamina sessile, to 64 x 13 cm, mid.green, slightly plicate. Inflorescence terminal, erect. Spike t x 4 cm. Bract pale green. Flowers all white. Fruit globular, 16 x 19 mm, pale brown. Vernacular names: batan bunyu (Titan language; used for making ropes to climb coconuts or betel nut palms); metewih (Penchal language). |
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