Filed As:
Marantaceae
Marantaceae
Location:
Papua New Guinea. Milne Bay. Alotau Distr. Balagom River, ca. 8 km W of Alotau port along Rte. 1 (East Cape Highway). Alt. 50m. (164 ft.)
Papua New Guinea. Milne Bay. Alotau Distr. Balagom River, ca. 8 km W of Alotau port along Rte. 1 (East Cape Highway). Alt. 50m. (164 ft.)
Collector(s):
D. C. Daly 13631 with J. D. Mitchell, R. Diliko, J. Duneba, E. Kelebi, J. Kelly, 9 Feb 2009
D. C. Daly 13631 with J. D. Mitchell, R. Diliko, J. Duneba, E. Kelebi, J. Kelly, 9 Feb 2009
Description:
Terrestrial herb. Terrestrial herb, few flowers, bracts green, perianth white, fruits essentially obovoid but trigonous, blue-green, very hard, cut fruit reveals yellow aril at base of seed. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
Terrestrial herb. Terrestrial herb, few flowers, bracts green, perianth white, fruits essentially obovoid but trigonous, blue-green, very hard, cut fruit reveals yellow aril at base of seed. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
Habitat:
Forest near rocky riverbed. Rare.
Forest near rocky riverbed. Rare.
Identifiers:
GUID: ccb4f3fb-65a6-4ce0-bda3-ee12086a009d
GUID: ccb4f3fb-65a6-4ce0-bda3-ee12086a009d
Map:
Coordinates: (-10.3161, 150.541)
Coordinates: (-10.3161, 150.541)