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Collector Poulsen, A.D.
Number 2750
Collected with M.Ardiyani, Firdaus, Acho
Country Indonesia
Subpart Sulawesi
County  
Locality South Sulawesi Province. Montane forest.
Coordinates 2° 15' 26'' S 120° 47' 47.9'' E
Minimum elevation (m) 1250
Maximum elevation (m) 1250
Start date 2009/01/16
End date 2009/01/16
Family Zingiberaceae
Identification Sulettaria A.D. Poulsen & Mathisen
Determined by A.D. Poulsen
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Terrestial herb in dense clump (5-7 cm between neigbouring shoots). Leafy shoot to 3 m long. Base to 2.5 cm diam., sheath brownish near base, higher up greenish, tesselated. Ligule 5 mm long. Petiole 1.5 cm long withawollen base. Lamina to 46 x 8 cm. Inflorescence from base, 1.4 m long, creeping along the ground, pale red when young. Calyx pale pink with pale green apex. Corolla lobes transparent red. Labellum white with yellow-green centre bordered by wine-red bands and patch. Stamen pale wine-red. Stigma wine-red. The taste of the centre of leaf base: bitter. Material in spirit. DNA sampled.

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