Plants of Indonesia 
Plants of Indonesia 
Gesneriaceae Melastomataceae 
Cyrtandra Medinilla 
Determined by: 
Locality: 
Borneo. W. Kalimantan. Serawai. Sungai Merah; 1 km to 
W of camp along ridge, old Gaharu trail, and surrounding 
environs. 
Lat.: 0 ° 33 ' 40 " S 
Long.: 112 ° 37 ' 32.7 " E 
Habitat Alt. 550 m 
Hill Dipterocarp forest, associates include: Shorea, 
Dipterocarpus, Durio, Castanopsis. 
Growing on rock covered by thick moss, beside river. 
Morphology: 
Small shrub 1 m high, bark beige. Leaves fleshy, pale green 
beneath, very prominently ribbed. Calyx light brownish- 
green. Flower cream. 
Local name: 
Notes: 
Church, A.C., Mahyar, U.W. ,Afriastini 
Saturday, February 11,1 995 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
Determined by: 
Locality: 
Borneo. W. Kalimantan. Serawai. Sungai Merah; 1 km to 
W of camp along ridge, old Gaharu trail, and surrounding 
environs. 
Lat: 0 ° 33 ' 40 " S 
Long.: 112° 37' 32.7" E 
Habitat Alt. 550 m 
Hill Dipterocarp forest, associates include: Shorea, 
Dipterocarpus, Durio, Castanopsis. 
Morphology: 
Epiphyte growing on large trunk of tree overhanging S. 
Labang. Leaves fleshy, pale olive green beneath, mid-rib 
hirsute, hairs red. Calyx translucent covered with orange 
pilose, corolla translucent white, anthers pink. 
Local name: 
Notes: 
Church, A.C., Mahyar, U.W. ,Afriastini 
Saturday, February 11,1 995 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
