Family: Gesneriaceae
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Cyrtandra dinocalyx G.W.Gillett
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Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Cyrtandra dinocalyx G.W.GillettDet.E00062703Gillett, G.W. 8th July 1974
Isotype of Cyrtandra dinocalyx G.W.Gillett
Collector/Expedition: Sands, Martin Jonathan Southgate
Collection number: 863
Collection date: 14th February 1970
Country/Territory: Papua New Guinea:New Ireland
Collecting locality: Papua New Guinea:New Ireland:Namatanai Sub-district; Hans Meyer range, Danfu river valley about 8km west and upstream of the Danfu Bridge nr. Manga
Habitat: Limestone ridge c.3km. south of the river; forest with Podocarpus and Eugenia spp.; in shade on steep slope
Description: Shrub or treelet to 4m. high; the stems (orange within on exposure) bare and branched; lves. and infl. terminal; lves. in a whorled, spreading erect cluster; dark green above, paler yellowish-green beneath; bracts and calyx greenish-cream, flushed pink; corolla pale lime green; anthers pale buff, filaments brown; style and stigma lime green
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00062703
Herbarium region: 6E (New Guinea)
Number of sheets: 1
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