Plants of Indonesia 
Plants of Indonesia 
Thymelaeaceae 
Aquilaria beccariana Van Teigh. 
Determined by: A.C. Church 8/95 
Locality: 
Borneo. W. Kalimantan. Serawai. Sungai Merah; 1 km to 
W of camp along sloped hill below ridge towards Sungai 
Labang. 
Lat.: 
Long.: 
Habitat 
0 o 
112 o 
33 
37 
40 " 
32.7 " 
Alt. 
S 
E 
550 m 
Hill Dipterocarp forest, associates include: Shorea, 
Dipterocarpus, Durio, Castanopsis. 
Growing beside small stream. 
Morphology: 
Tree 10 m tall, 22 cm dbh. Outer bark light beige-brown, 
inner bark white, fibrous. Leaves fleshy, yellowish-green 
beneath. Fruit yellowish-green, dehissing like a legume 
longitudinally. Seeds 2. 
Local name: 
Notes: 
Church, A.C., Mahyar, U.W. ,Afriastini 
19”* 4 Sunday, February 12, 1995 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
Zingiberaceae 
Plagiostachys 
Determined by: A.C. Church 8/95 
Locality: 
Borneo. W. Kalimantan. Serawai. Sungai Merah; 1 km to 
W of camp along sloped hill below ridge towards Sungai 
Labang. 
Lat.: 
Long.: 
Habitat 
0 ° 
112 o 
33 
37 
40 
32.7 
Alt. 
S 
E 
550 m 
Hill Dipterocarp forest, associates include: Shorea, 
Dipterocarpus, Durio, Castanopsis. 
Growing in sandy soil beside S. Labang, stone outcropping. 
Morphology: 
Herb, 4 m tall. Rhizome to first leaf 1 .5 m. Leaf sheath 25 
cm. Inflorescence 80 cm high. Head 10-20 cm high X 12 cm 
dbh. Leaf blade 70 cm, dull green beneath. Bracts white, 
pale pink along margins beneath. Flower translucent white. 
Local name: 
Notes: Spirit collection. 
Church, A.C., Mahyar, U.W. ,Afriastini 
1915 Sunday, February 12, 1995 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
