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Etlingera bullata A.D. Poulsen (E00640839)

CETAF ID: http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00640839
Catalogue Number: E00640839
Scientific Name: Etlingera bullata A.D. Poulsen
Collector Number: 2741
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Etlingera
Species: bullata
Field Notes: Terrestrial herb. Rhizome - lifted by stiltroots, slender (< 5 mm diam.), rigid, red when young. Leafy shoots to 1.5 m long, 35-45 cm between neighbouring shoots, arching. Sheath glabrous, dark reddish brown, cane-like. Ligule to 1 mm long. Petiole to 2.5 cm long. Lamina to 18 x 6 cm, bullate, dark green above, beneath pale green; base cordate; drip tip 3 cm long. Inflorescence from rhizome, to 8.5 cm long. Peduncle to 5 cm long. Spike to 4 x 2 cm. Peduncular bracts cream to pale brownish green. Fertile bracts similar. Bracteole cream. Calyx cream slightly pale red in upper part. Corolla tube cream, lobes cream with pale red apex. Staminal tube cream. Labellum white with pink margin. Stamen and stigma white. Infructescence with 1-2 fruits. Fruit 13 x 17 mm, papillose, pale creamish to pale brown. Also seen at Sg. Salunua Waterfall at 500 m elevation (2degrees20'29.3''S; 120degrees48'7.5''E).
Country: Indonesia
State/Province: Sulawesi Selatan
Locality: Indonesia:South Sulawesi [Sulawesi Selatan]:Sulawesi. South Sulawesi Province. Ridge south of Pendolo, Takelekayu Mountain.