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Collector Poulsen, A.D.
Number 2809
Collected with Julianus Kinho
Country Indonesia
Subpart Sulawesi
County  
Locality Central Sulawesi Province. Tabodok. Edge of secondary forest near garden trail.
Coordinates 0° 59' 30.5'' N 121° 36' 11.1'' E
Minimum elevation (m) 40
Maximum elevation (m) 40
Start date 2009/02/22
End date 2009/02/22
Family Zingiberaceae
Identification Alpinia musifolia Ridl.
Determined by M.F. Newman (E)
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Terrestrial herb in dense clump. Leafy shoot to 4.3 m long. Base to 7 cm diam. Sheath yellow-green or drying brown. Ligule 1-1.5 cm long. Petiole 3-5 cm long, ± winged. Lamina to 110 x 22 cm. Inflorescence terminal, 60-80 cm long, bract to 36 cm long, dry, brown. Spike to 20-35 cm x 4 cm, with yellow-green axis. Female flowers only: bracteole dead, brown; calyx pale yellow-green; corolla pale brownish green or reddish brown. Labellum pale yellowish green. Stamen white; theca red beneath. Material in spirit.

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