Alpinia

  • Filed As

    Zingiberaceae
    Alpinia

  • Collector(s)

    L. J. Brass 30287, 03 Jul 1959

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Eastern Highlands. Mt. Wilhelm, east slopes.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4355321

    Occurrence ID: af7278f4-bf09-47ce-9e3b-dbc03eb40779

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Zingiberaceae

  • All Determinations

    Alpinia

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Eastern Highlands

  • Locality

    Mt. Wilhelm, east slopes

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2770 m. (9088 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -5.78021, 145.029

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    3000

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point at the peak of Mount Wilhelm, with the uncertainty radius encompassing the extent of the mountain.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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04355321
Common low epiphyte in moist, mossy forest;
clumps of numerous short stems; salyx orange;
corolla white*
Eastern Highlands District: Mt. Wilhelm, east slopes , alt# 27?0 m,
L, J. Brass, no, 3028?_July 3, 1959
Collected on the Sixth Archbold Expedition sponsored by the American
Museum of Natural History with the aid of a grant from the
National Science Foundation.
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