| Collector | Poulsen, A.D. |
| Number | 2568 |
| Collected with | Billy Bau, Kevin Manuel & Joe Roa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Subpart | West New Britain |
| County | |
| Locality | 4.7 km SE of Garu village. Garu Conservation Area, near Wahum RiverPrimary forest. |
| Coordinates | 5° 27' S 149° 59' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 50 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 2007/01/12 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Marantaceae |
| Identification | Phrynium whitei (Ridl.) Suksathan & Borchs. |
| Determined by | F. Borchsenius |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Terrestrial herb in dense clump of several shoots. Leafy shoot to 1.7 m with 2–3 leaves. Lamina to 52 x 14.5 cm, plicate. Inflorescence appearing just below pulvinus. Bracts pale brown. Fruit pale yellowish brown or green. Vernacular name: nene (Bola language). Material in spirit. DNA sampled. = Poulsen 2552. |
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