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Collector Poulsen, A.D.
Number 2672
Collected with Firdaus
Country Indonesia
Subpart Sulawesi
County  
Locality Central Sulawesi Province. Kebun Kopi, 20 km NE of Palu. Roadside in secondary forest and plantation area.
Coordinates 0° 43' 20'' S 119° 58' 53'' E
Minimum elevation (m) 750
Maximum elevation (m) 750
Start date 2008/03/07
End date 2008/03/07
Family Zingiberaceae
Identification Sulettaria A.D. Poulsen & Mathisen
Determined by A.D. Poulsen
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Terrestial herb in loose clump. Lerafy shoot to 6.2 m long. Base of leafy shoot to 8 cm diam., greenish brown. Sheath greenish-brown. Ligule twisted with callus at base. Petiole 0-9 cm long, longest at uppermost leaf. Lamina to 90 x 20 cm, mid-green; beneath pale green, pubescent. Inflorescence to 2.5 m long, subterranean, scales cream to pale red. Flowers single, to 12 cm long. Bracteole 5-6 cm long, pale red in upper 2 cm. Calyx 9.5 cm, red in upper 5 cm. Corolla lobes pale green. Labellum white, red in centre, terminal lobe 3-lobed, with yellow-green patch. Stamen red. Fruit 3.5 x 3 cm, subterranean, ridged. Cream to pale reddish. Material in spirit. DNA sampled.

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