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Family: Begoniaceae
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Begonia sandsiana W.N.Takeuchi
Isotype of Begonia sandsiana W.N.Takeuchi
Collection number: 23245
Collection date: 21st February 2008
Country/Territory: Papua New Guinea
Collecting locality: Papua New Guinea:Juha South (Expedition Bivouac 2), survey track 1 to sinkhole area
Latitude: 5°53'99''S, Longitude: 142°26'23''E
Habitat: Mossy montane forest
Description: Perennial herbs in dark limestone channels, monoecious; stems adhesively rooted to vertical rock face, climbing flashy thick, to 1110 x 2.5cm in vivo, straight, copiously marked by disitichous abscission scars; infloresence paniculiform, flaccid loose; perianth (both sexes) entirely white except for yellow stigmas on pistillate flower; capsules pendulous, 3-lobed, green turning brown at maturity.
Miscellaneous notes: digital photos taken, flowers bottled, leaf samples in silica gel
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00779111
Herbarium region: 6E (New Guinea)
Number of sheets: 1
Associated material:
SpiritE00765887
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