Amomum

  • Filed As

    Zingiberaceae
    Amomum

  • Collector(s)

    A. C. Church 1250, 30 Apr 1994

  • Location

    Indonesia. Borneo. C. Kalimantan. Sintang. HPH Km 84-87; north of camp along Sungai Posang and surrounding environs.

  • Habitat

    Mixed Dipterocarp forest. Growing at river edge. Common. Shorea, Lauraceae, Myrtaceae.

  • Description

    Herb, 4 m tall. Tuber to first leaf 120 cm, 34 leaves. Inflorescence stalk 165 cm high. Bracts pink, yellow along margin. Young leaf and young flower edible.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4355378

    Occurrence ID: c0a05535-bc48-4e50-bf21-22b706ad8056

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Zingiberaceae

  • All Determinations

    Amomum

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Indonesia

  • Locality

    Borneo. C. Kalimantan. Sintang. HPH Km 84-87; north of camp along Sungai Posang and surrounding environs.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 110 m. (361 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -0.82383, 112.061

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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Plants of Indonesia
Zingiberaceae
Amomum
Determined by:
Locality:
Borneo. C. Kalimantan. Sintang. HPH Km 84-87; north of
camp along Sungai Posang and surrounding environs.
Lat.:	0 0 49 ' 25.8 " S
Long.: 112° 3' 38.8" E
Habitat	Alt 110 m
Mixed Dipterocarp forest, associates include: Shorea,
Lauraceae, Myrtaceae.
Morphology:
Herb, 4 m tall. Tuber to first leaf 120 cm, 34 leaves.
Inflorescence stalk 165 cm high. Bracts pink, yellow along
margin. Growing at river edge. Common.
Local name: Tekala
Notes: Young leaf and young flower edible.
Church, A.C., Mahyar, U.W. ,lndah, Ismail, and Hamzah
1250	Saturday, April 30,1994
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA
04355378