Herbarium catalogue

Family: Zingiberaceae

Etlingera canarina A.D. Poulsen

Isotype of Etlingera canarina A.D. Poulsen

Collector/Expedition: Poulsen, Axel Dalberg, Ardiyani, Marlina M., Firdaus, & Acho,

Collection number: 2752

Collection date: 16th January 2009

Country/Territory: Indonesia

Collecting locality: Indonesia:Sulawesi. South Sulawesi Province.

Habitat: Disturbed forest near road.

Description: Terrestrial herb. Leafy shoot to 4 m long, to 20 cm between neighbouring shoots. Base to 6 cm diam. Sheath brownish at base, green with purple patches higher up. Ligule to 1.5 cm long. Petiole to 3.5 cm long. Lamina to 70 x 15 cm, mid-green; base rounded, oblique. Inflorescence peduncle to 7 cm long, spike 9 x 5 cm. Young fruits at base while flowering above. Peduncular bract pale reddish brown. Bracts pale reddish orange, margin dark red. Axis pale golden. Bracteole pale orange, apex dark red. Calyx cream, apex pale red. Corolla tube cream, lobes pale yellow in upper part. Staminal tube cream. Labellum pale yellow, bright yellow in centre, apex inrolled. Stamen and stigma cream. Infructescence subglobose, 9 x 8 cm. Fruit to 2 x 2.5 cm, spiny, pale brown, golden pubescent, immature.

Miscellaneous notes: Deposited at: BO, E. Photographed. Material in spirit.

Barcode: E00680835

Cite as: https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00680835

Herbarium region: 6C (Malay Islands)

Number of sheets: 1