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Collector Christensen, H. M.
Number 1405
Collected with  
Country Malaysia
Subpart SARAWAK
County  
Locality 2nd division, Lubok Antu District, river Delok. Cultivated in pepper farm near Nanga Sumpa.
Coordinates 1° 20' N 112° 10' E
Minimum elevation (m) 150
Maximum elevation (m) 150
Start date 1993/06/30
End date 1993/06/30
Family Solanaceae
Identification Nicotiana tabacum L.
Determined by Christensen, H.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Herb some 2-2.5 m. tall. Uses: Stimulant, the leaves may be chewed as they are or they may be dried in the sun, cut and smoked as tobacco, but today most people buy tobacco from town. Religious, however, at ceremonies it is still important that the tobacco that are presented on the offering plates are from Semakau rolled in young leaves of Gentu (Musa sp.)Name in Iban language: Semakau.

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