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Family: Zingiberaceae
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Zingiber jiewhoei Skornick.
Isotype of Zingiber jiewhoei Skornick.
Collector/Expedition: Leong-Skornickova, Jana
Collection number: JLS 1807
Collection date: 25th June 2012
Country/Territory: Laos:Vientiane
Collecting locality: Laos:Viangchan:Vientian province; Vang Vieng District; Kaeng Nyui waterfall
Latitude: 18°57'22''N, Longitude: 102°29'46''E
Habitat: Distrubed forest near waterfall.
Description: Clump-forming herb up to 2.5 m tall. Rhizome dirty purple, strong lemongrass smell. 39-42 leaves/pseudostem; 1/3 base of pseudostem leafless. Lamina gradually smaller towards tip of pseudostem. Peduncle 16 cm long, spike 9x4 cm, with 8 peduncular bracts. Bracts bright red. Flower open c. 1-2 pm. Bracts and bracteoles cream at base red at apex. Corolla lobes, mid-lobe of labellum, floral tube & young fruit cream. Lateral lobes of labellum violet with cream dots. Seeds dark purple to black with translucent white aril.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00855997
Herbarium region: 6B (Indo-China)
Number of sheets: 2
Associated material:
Herbarium sheetE00855996
Herbarium sheetE00855998
Herbarium sheetE00855999
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