| Collector | Christensen, H. M. |
| Number | 59 |
| Collected with | F. L. Apu |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Subpart | SARAWAK |
| County | |
| Locality | 4th division, Kelabit Highlands. Fruitgarden around Pa Dalih |
| Coordinates | 3° 40' N 115° 50' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 950 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 950 |
| Start date | 1993/03/21 |
| End date | 1993/03/21 |
| Family | Zingiberaceae |
| Identification | Etlingera coccinea (Blume)S.Sakai & Nagam. |
| Determined by | Poulsen, A.D. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | A robust ginger some 4 m. tall. Peeled shoots are white in colour and not so strong aromatic smelling. Cultivated of few people in Pa Dalih as it is rare in the forest. Uses: Shoots are eaten raw or cooked as vegetable. Fruit edible. Before people used the fiber from the stem to make small baskets, mats etc. Name in Kelabit language: Tubuh Nanung. |
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