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Collector Christensen, H. M.
Number 96
Collected with F. L. Apu
Country Malaysia
Subpart SARAWAK
County  
Locality 4th division, Kelabit Highlands. Two year old fallow vegetation/very young secondary forest on slope around Pa Dalih
Coordinates 3° 40' N 115° 50' E
Minimum elevation (m) 1000
Maximum elevation (m) 1000
Start date 1993/10/02
End date 1993/10/02
Family Musaceae
Identification Musa acuminata Colla
Determined by S.Swangpol
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Adult plant that have red leaf sheets, rosa coloured midnerve in leave. Leaf lamina 90-100 cm. x 30 cm. 30-35 cm. from "stem" to leaf lamina. Uses: The shoot is eaten as a vegetable. The flower may be eaten as a vegetable, but is not very popular - people prefer to eat the flower from the cultivated Musa varieties. Name in Kelabit language: Ubud Lothe.

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