| Collector | Sands, M.J.S. |
| Number | 235 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Subpart | Sulawesi |
| County | |
| Locality | South Sulawesi Province. Enrekang District, Latimojong Mts.; cloud saddle north of Ninimori; more or less elfin Oak-Myrtaceae forest; on heavy clay loam in shade; common and more or less dominant "understorey" plant; frequently in cloud. |
| Coordinates | |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3050 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3050 |
| Start date | 1969/10/22 |
| End date | 1969/10/22 |
| Family | Zingiberaceae |
| Identification | Alpinia conchigera Griff. |
| Determined by | |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Very stout herb to 4 m; leaves (mid-green) usually 4 fresh at one time; inlf.always bent sharply over; fls. varying in color form all pale greenish-yellow to flw.with the outer tepals dull pale crimson (the enclosing bract maroon); ovaries green, seeds brown. |
|