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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
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HERB. HORT. EDINB.
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FLORA OF MOUNT JAYA, PAPUA, INDONESIA
(NEW GUINEA)
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Orchidaceae
Aglossorhyncha biflora
det. Schuiteman 18/5/1999
4° 15'S 137° Te
Mimika Regency, PT-Freeport Indonesia Concession Area:
Near lower pylon (Brakes inactive). 23.5 km below
Tembagapura.
Lower montane forest with 'new' Podocarpus. Also young
Dipteris, white Rhododendron etc. 14/8/98.
Altitude: 1515m.
Plants to 60-80 cm tall. Growing near pink flowered
Rhododendron. Flowers 'Strongylodon’ green. with petals and
sepals light green. The lip the very rich green. DNA.
Johns, R.J. 9618 14.8.98
With: A. Hidayat, R. Woodman, J. Beaman, M. Sands,
Herbaria: BO, K, MAN, FREE
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Herbarium Bogoriense, K
dens, Kew; , Kebun
Raya Bogor, the Biodiversity Centre, Cenderawasih Universit
Manokwari - with assistance from Rio Tinto and PT-Freeport .
Indonesia. .
Please send new determinations to Irian i
R.B.G. Kew, TW9 3AE, UK. 2
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