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Wirawan, Nengah

 

(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 8: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement II)

 

Born: 1941, Tabanan, Bali, Indonesia.

 

career:

Graduated from the College of Agriculture at Tjiawi, Bogor (B.Sc. Botany in 1962); Assistant Botanist of the Herbarium Bogoriense; 1965-67 Head of the Mountain Garden Tjibodas, and in those years part-time student in biology at the Bandang Institute of Technology; since May 1967 full-time student.

 

Collecting localities:

1960. W. Java: Peutjang I. and Udjong Kulon Nature Reserve (2 weeks with Kostermans).-1961. Sumbawa with Kostermans (see there) (Apr. 8-May 25); W. Java: Mt Hondje near Tamandjaja in Banten (= Bantam) (Dec.-Jan. 1962, 10 days).-1963. Tjigenter and Tjilintjing, Udjong Kulon Nature Reserve (Apr. 13-27); Udjong Kulon Nature Reserve: Mt Pajung,1 trail from Tjibunar-Sangiang Sirah (Dec. 25-Jan. 22, 1964).-1964. Peutjang I. (Jan. 23-29); Bali: southern slope of Mt Batukau (Tabanan), from Pura Luhur, near Wongaja Gede, and summit Mt Batukau (July 18-21).-1965. Flores with Kostermans (see there): Waingapu (Sumba), near the harbour and the village Kembeniru (Apr. 4-5), Ende, Mt Wongge (-7), Mborong, S. coast W. Flores (8), stay at Kissol and on Mt Ndeki (9-14), Wae Rana (15), to Mbero and Nangarawa (16-17), Mbengan F.R. (19), Wae Rana-Kissol-Ruteng-Mano (20-23), N. slope Mt Ranaka-Mandosawu complex (24-30), Mt (Potjo)Likang, S of Ruteng (May 2-3), Ruteng-Wae Mao Base, near Rana Mese (4), vicinity of Rana Mese (5-10), Wae Mao-Ruteng (11), road Ruteng-Pongkor and Mt (Potjo) Reok, S of Ruteng (13-14), Ruteng-Rio, N. coast W. Flores (18), Ponto II F. R. (19-20), vicinity of Reo (21-24); leaving Reo for Surabaja (26).

 

collections:

About 500 nos and 969 joint numbers with Kostermans (K. & W. 1-969) from the Flores Expedition. Mostly in 6-10 sets, deposited in Herb. Bog. [BO], Leiden [L], Kew [K], Sing. [SING], Paris [P], Wash. [US], Leningr. [LE], etc.

 

literature:

(1) Wirawan: ‘Beberapa tjatatan mengenai keadaan vegetasi G. Pajung, Udjungkulon’ (Notes on the vegetation of Mt Pajung, Udjungkulon) (Laporan Seminar Biologi Pertama Tjiawi (Bogor) 1965, p. 247-257).