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Etlingera hyalina A.D. Poulsen (E00770368)

CETAF ID: http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00770368
Catalogue Number: E00770368
Scientific Name: Etlingera hyalina A.D. Poulsen
Collector Number: 937
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Etlingera
Species: hyalina
Field Notes: Robust, clump-forming herb. Rhizome held c. 45 cm above soil on stilt roots. Leafy shoots 2.5 m long from rhizome. Leaves 20-22 per shoot, dark green above, purplish red below. Inflorescences many on scapes 5-10 cm long. Scales and lower bracts pale green. Bracts hyaline, pure white in upper quarter of inflorescence. Bracteoles white, hyaline. Calyx and corolla pale pink. Lip and anther dark pink. Fruit pink.
Country: Indonesia
Locality: Indonesia:Central Sulawesi:Luwuk District:Bunta Subdistrict:Sumber Agung, Gunung Hek, Sungai Hek, Cabang Tiga.