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Family: Zingiberaceae

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Meistera mentawaiensis (A.J.Droop) Škornick & M.F.Newman

Determinations:
Name	Type of det.	Det. based on specimen	Institution
Meistera mentawaiensis (A.J.Droop) Škornick & M.F.Newman	Fide	E00187853	Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Meistera mentawaiensis (A.J.Droop) Škornick & M.F.Newman	Fide	E00187852	Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Meistera mentawaiensis (A.J.Droop) Škornick & M.F.Newman	Fide	E00187851	Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)

Holotype of Amomum mentawaiense A.J.Droop

Collector/Expedition: Poulsen, Axel Dalberg, Girmansyah, Deden & Hatta, Ikbal

Collection number: 2249

Collection date: 24th February 2004

Country/Territory: Indonesia:Sumatera Barat

Collecting locality: Indonesia:West Sumatra [Sumatera Barat]:Siberut Island Near Melepet village.

Latitude: 1°35'S, Longitude: 99°12'E

Habitat: Slope on a small hill near river in secondary forest.

Description: Terrestrial herb, 2-3 m, in clump. Sheath yellow-green blotched red. Lamina yellow-green, finely plicate, pubescent below. Inflorescence at base, peduncle 5 cm, bracts dead and brown, fertile bract white with purple tip; dorsal petal lobe purple, lateral pale purple, tip of labellum praemorse, stamen cream with petaloid purple crest. Infructescence in heads of spiny, green fruits. One fruit ca. 4 cm across, globular.

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

Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET

Barcode: E00187853

Cite as: https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00187853

Herbarium region: 6C (Malay Islands)

Number of sheets: 3

Associated material:

Herbarium sheetE00187852

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Herbarium sheetE00187851

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