| Field notes | Common in 300 x 300 m forest patch surrounded by Kunai grassland. Distance between mature specimens ca 25-50 m. Solitary. Stem 12.5 m tall (individuals up to 25 m tall observed). Diameter 36 cm. Outer part of stem very hard. Inner part pink and softer. Leaves in crown 20. Leaf sheaths 1.3 m long split to the base with additional 50 cm long split below petiole. Petiole 1.5-1.8 m long, deeply furrowed with very sharp unarmed edges. Leaf blade bluish green. Costa asymmetrical at the base ca 40 cm long. Folds in blade 78. Basal fold: length 1.3 m, short incisions 2 cm long, deep incision 28 cm long. Lateral fold: length 1.6.m, short incisions 1 cm long, deep incision 46 cm long. Mid fold: length 1.9 m, short incisions 1 cm, deep incision 100 cm. Number of infructescences in crown 3, unbranching. Largest infructescence: , prophyll 35 cm long, peduncle 80 cm long, number of PD bracts 3, rachis 50 cm long. Mature fruits shinning black, 11 cm long, 9 cm wide, slightly triangular in cross section, with 3 large seeds enclosed in whitish husk. Endocarp 2 mm thick and very hard. Endosperm homogeneous, white. The palm is very important culturally and socially to the villagers who, among other purposes, uses it to built their spirit houses. Local name: "Lipmemon" (Kamangauwi dialect). Additional material: photos (AAU) Duplicates at: AAU, BRI, K, CAN. |
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