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Etlingera insolita A.D.Poulsen (E00232710)

CETAF ID: http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00232710
Catalogue Number: E00232710
Scientific Name: Etlingera insolita A.D.Poulsen
Collector Number: 2175
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Etlingera
Species: insolita
Field Notes: Terrestrial herb, 4 m, in loose clump. Base brownish, 5-6 cm. Sheath yellow-brown or yellow-green. Ligule green, 1.5 cm, margin hairy. Lamina -sessile, slightly plicate, to 85 by 13 cm, broadest above the middle; hairy below, margin (0.5 mm) dark purple. Inflorescence from base, sessile, with ca. 16 flowers, 2-3 open at a time, basal bracts cream with faint pink; middle bracts with faint pink margin; top bracts dark pink. Petals red, labellum extended, yellow with red margins, margin not unfolded: looks unopen. Infructescence 5 cm diam., emptied by rodent. Fruit pale brown, with flat top and lateral soft-toothed protuberances. Vernacular name: tubu labo (Lun Dayeh).
Country: Indonesia
State/Province: Kalimantan Timur
Locality: 1 km W of Pa Rayeh.