Etlingera kenyalang (Zhgiberaceae) — a new species from Sarawak, Borneo, with notes on its ecology and Iban ethnobotany |
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| Authors: | Axel Dalberg Poulsen Hanne Christensen |
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| Institution: | National Herbarium of the Netherlands, Leiden, PO. Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands;Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark. E-mail: |
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| Abstract: | Etlingera kenyalang is described from southern Sarawak. Ecological notes are given including a possible pollinator and seed dispersers. The Iban ethnobotany of the species is discussed; the shoots and fruits are edible and the leaves are used ritually during the Gawai Kenyalang (Hornbill Festival). |
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