Phrynium

  • Filed As

    Marantaceae
    Phrynium

  • Collector(s)

    S. A. James SAJ0958, 04 Feb 2013

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Northern. Sibium Mountains; S of Akupe Camp.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03784041

    Occurrence ID: eb5dad40-90e7-49ad-b892-bc02419957e6

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Marantaceae

  • All Determinations

    Phrynium

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Northern

  • Locality

    Sibium Mountains; S of Akupe Camp.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 707 m. (2320 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.28532, 148.27

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    500

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point at the collector provided coordinates.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03784041
Coll. James, S.A. SAJ0958	4 Feb 2013
Damas, D.; Domare, B.; Unimba, V.
Det. LAE
Accession: 2013.038	BISH 758556
Herbarium Pacificum (BISH)
Papua New Guinea
New Guinea
MARANTACEAE
Phrynium
Northern Province; Sibium Mountains; S of Akupe Camp.
9.28532° S 148.26985° E 707 m
Lowland Podocarpus forest with secondary elements. Terrestrial
clumping herb to 1 m tall; leaves a single blade, lanceolate, 23 x
8.5 cm, concolorous, petiole yellow, 2.5 cm; flowers arising in
raceme from stem below the leaf, zygomorphic, white with
transluscent stripes, surrounded by brown bracts, petals
reflexed; fruits green, 3-parted. Supported by NSF Grant DEB-
0950207. PCMB 11744
03784041