Herbarium catalogue

Family: Zingiberaceae

Etlingera pauciflora (Ridl.) R.M.Sm.

Collector/Expedition: Poulsen, Axel Dalberg & Bumrungsri, S.

Collection number: 2325

Collection date: 29th November 2004

Country/Territory: Thailand

Collecting locality: Thailand:Satun Province, Taleh Ban N.P., near headquarters

Habitat: Sandy alluvioum, dominant in open area near road and small stream.

Description: Terrestrial herb c. 4 m. Rhizome long-creeping; up to 75 cm between shoots, 7-15 mm across. Leafy shoot with 12-30 leaves. Base greenish brown, to 6 cm across. Sheath green, purple-brown near top, - reticulate. Ligule 1.7 cm. Petiole 0-1 cm, lamina to 65 x 12 cm, shiny, plain green, glabrous, pale below; base asymmetric (one side almost always sessile to the ligule); apex - acute. Inflorescence 9-21 cm long, originating from rhizome, with 3-(5) flowers, 1-3 open at a time, peduncle 3-10 cm, subterranean. Peduncular scales and bracts cream with pale brown tips. Bracteole pale pink. Calyx pale pink with darker apex. Corollla lobes pinkish red, hooding half of the anther. Labellum yellow with orange-red margin and apex. Apex entire or slightly bifid. Filament yellow, lateral lobes covering the anther. Anther red variously angled (more erect in less mature but open flowers), recurved, emarginate. Stigma white. Infructescence subterranean, pale brown, smooth, 3-locular. Taste of rhizome like peppery cabbage.

Miscellaneous notes: Deposited at: AAU, BKF, E, PSU (including material in spirit).

Barcode: E01012850

Cite as: https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E01012850

Herbarium region: 6B (Indo-China)

Number of sheets: 1