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NTBG Plant Name:

Alpinia carolinensis

Barcode:

PTBG1000100474

Specimen ID:

096580

Collector ID:

323

Collector Name:

Clay Trauernicht

Collection Date:

January 26, 2008

Other Herbarium:

NY, BNM

Observers:

Dave Laurence, Ann Kitalong

Region:

Micronesia

Country:

Island Group:

CAROLINE ISLANDS

Island:

Babeldaob

State:

AIRAI STATE

Locality:

Babeldaob., GPS Approximate. Collected in second growth forest along road.

Plant Category:

monocot

Plant Description:

Giant Zingiberaceae to 8 m tall. Fruits and inflorescences red. Leaves 1 m+ long. Small black ants nesting among leaves.

Ancillary: DNA:

Yes

Habitat:

Open savanna with mixed patches of second- and old-growth forest.

Associated Species:

Campnosperma, Syzygium, and Cyathea ferns dominant.

Comments:

Transferred from Specimens

Date of Record Creation:

February 3, 2026

Date of Last Update:

February 3, 2026