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Collector Poulsen, A.D.
Number 2603
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Country Indonesia
Subpart Sulawesi
County  
Locality North Sulawesi Province. Dua Sudara Nature Reserve, Temboan, 6 km S of Batu Puteh village. On steep slope above small stream (Sg. Puteh) in primary forest. Dense understorey dominated by Homalomena.
Coordinates 1° 31' 13'' N 125° 8' 23'' E
Minimum elevation (m) 340
Maximum elevation (m) 340
Start date 2008/02/14
End date 2008/02/14
Family Zingiberaceae
Identification Etlingera sarasinorum (K.Schum.) A.D.Poulsen
Determined by A.D.Poulsen
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Field notes Terrestial herb in clump of 4-6 shoots. Leafy shoot to 4.8 m long, with up to 26 leaves. Base of leafy shoot to 6 cm diam., brownish. Sheath brownish green, pubescent. Ligule +/- 1 cm long, dark brown. Petiole 2-5 cm long. Lamina 69 x 16 cm, pubescent below, especially in 2 lines of hairs along midrib; base oblique, cordate. Young leaf tinged reddish beneath. Inflorescence from base of leafy sghoot, ascending. Peduncle to 15 cm long. Spike 11 x 6 cm, bracts persistent. Corolla lobes red. Labellum white. Stamen cream. Stigma pale pink. Vernacular name: tu'is rueng (Minahassa, Sangir Language; rueng means clay pot refering to the shape of infl./infr.). Rhizome tastes like pine. Material in spirit. DNA smapled.

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