Family: Zingiberaceae
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Etlingera balikpapanensis A.D.Poulsen
Determinations:
Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Etlingera GisekeDet.E00229856Poulsen, A.D. November 2003Leiden,Nationaal Herbarium Nederland (L) (L)
Etlingera balikpapanensis A.D.PoulsenDet.E00229856Poulsen, A.D. October 2006Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Etlingera GisekeDet.E00229859Poulsen, A.D. November 2003Leiden,Nationaal Herbarium Nederland (L) (L)
Etlingera balikpapanensis A.D.PoulsenDet.E00229859Poulsen, A.D. October 2006Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Etlingera GisekeDet.E00229858Poulsen, A.D. November 2003Leiden,Nationaal Herbarium Nederland (L) (L)
Etlingera balikpapanensis A.D.PoulsenDet.E00229858Poulsen, A.D. October 2006Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Etlingera balikpapanensis A.D.PoulsenDet.E00229857Poulsen, A.D. October 2006Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Isotype of Etlingera balikpapanensis A.D.Poulsen
Collector/Expedition: Poulsen, Axel Dalberg, Saefudin, , Ali, & Nono,
Collection number: 2114
Collection date: 21st August 2003
Country/Territory: Indonesia:Kalimantan Timur
Collecting locality: Indonesia:East Kalimantan [Kalimantan Timur]:Sg. Wain.
Latitude: 1°8'S, Longitude: 116°50'E
Habitat: Open forest
Description: Terrestrial herb to 5 m, rhizome long-creeping, 3 cm in diam. Leafy shoot with 9-20 leaves, leafless lower 3.4 m. Base 7 cm in diam, pubescent, green. Sheath green, pubescent, 4 cm diam at 60 cm from base. Ligule densely pubescent, 2 cm. Petiole to 8 cm, canaliculate; lamina to 100 by 18 cm, glabrous, plain green mid rib groove pale. Inflorescence from rhizome with ca. 40 flowers, 13-20 cm. Peduncle 3-8 cm, scales whit; lower sterile bracts white, deeply concave, margin red; upper sterile bracts only white at lower third - upper reddish pink. Fertile bract and bracteole membranous, pale pink. Calyx pale pink with darker tip. Petal lobes pink with darker pink apex. Labellum with inrolled margin with a pale yellow line in center (appears white from the outside), tip bifid. Infructescence 6-7 cm long and 7-13 cm wide. Bigger bracts persistently ensheathing the fruit. Fruit star-shaped, greenish brown. Taste of inner sheath bitter-sour.
Miscellaneous notes: Deposited at: BO, WAN, AAU, E. Material also preserved in spirit. Photographed.
Kind of specimen: SPIRIT
Barcode: E00389129
Herbarium region: 6C (Malay Islands)
Number of sheets: 1
Associated material:
Herbarium specimen/sheetE00229856
Herbarium specimen/sheetE00229859
Herbarium specimen/sheetE00229858
Herbarium specimen/sheetE00229857
SpiritE00389136