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LAE 63143 N.M.U. Clunie & 29/6/75
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Locality; Iaro logging area; SEs
slopes of Mt. Giluwe Subdist.. lalibu,
Dist. Southern Highlands. Alt. 2300m
6 10 SLong.: 143 57£
Habitat: Steep (about 50) lower gulley
slopes with smallish (15-30cem d.b.h.)
trees of mixed broadleaf species
dominant in the canopy at about 20-25m
In Nothofagus pullei-dominant altitudinal
zone but Fagaceae absent in moist, shaded
gulleys. Good surface drainage.
Annot.: Epiphytic herb, at about 15m
on moss-covered trunk of Turpinia
(LAE 63144). Leaves dark green
above; paler below. Flowers corolla
pale green. Local Name: NARUMBU
used in wigs.
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Fam.: Orchidaceae
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN Name: Aglossorhyncha biflora J.J. Sm.
EDINBURGH
MIN Dupl to: BAI CANB A K NSW
£01307001 M BISH—QRS—PNH BO SING —-US—BM-
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