| Collector | Poulsen, A.D. |
| Number | 2785 |
| Collected with | Firdaus, Sale, Ahmad, Nasrudin |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Subpart | Sulawesi |
| County | |
| Locality | South Sulawesi Province. Trail between Parambintolo village and Lombobatang, just above Camp 1. Forest with open understorey dominated by mostly Urticaceae herbs. |
| Coordinates | 5° 23' 36'' S 119° 55' 10.5'' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1700 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1700 |
| Start date | 2009/02/07 |
| End date | 2009/02/07 |
| Family | Zingiberaceae |
| Identification | Etlingera eburnea A.D.Poulsen |
| Determined by | A.D.Poulsen |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Terrestial herb. Rhizome pale red whenn young; stilted 0(-5) cm. Leafy shoots to 2 m long, 15-20 cm between neighbours. Base to 1.2 cm diam. Sheath yellow-green. Ligule to 3 mm long, bilobed, dark maroon brown to black. Petiole to 5 mm long. Lamina to 23 x 6 cm. Inflorescence from rhizome, to 6.5 cm long. Lamina to 23 x 6 cm. Inflorescence from rhizome to 6.5 cm long. Peduncle 2.5-4 cm. Peduncular and sterile bracts transparent pale greenish brown or pale red when young. 13-22 flowers per head. Fertile bract membranous, aple brown, bracteole similar. Calyx pale yellow. Corolla tube white; lobes pale yellow. Labellum pale yellow. Filament white, anther pale yellow. Stigma yellow. Theca hair white. Ovary with pale golden hairs. Taste of the centre of leafy shoot base: bitter. Smell of crushed leaves like lemon.Vernacular name: panas (Makassar Asli Language); fruits are edible like lusung lusung. Material in spirit. DNA sampled. |
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