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Collector Barfod, A.S.
Number 416
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Country Papua New Guinea
Subpart WEST SEPIK
County  
Locality Roundhouse village
Coordinates 3° 2' S 141° 7' E
Minimum elevation (m) 200
Maximum elevation (m) 250
Start date 1996/11/27
End date 1996/11/27
Family Arecaceae
Identification Areca multifida Burret
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Field notes Solitary palm in logged area, about 10 m tall. Trunk with green nodes distally, 5.5 cm in diam. basally, scar width 1.5-2 cm, greenish brown. Leaf sheath about 70 cm long, tubular, mat green with scattered ferrugenuous spots, variable in density. Petiole lacking. Rachis about 160 cm long. Number of pinnae 2 x 20. One inflorescence, two infructescences, one old infructescence present. Staminate flowers yellow, pistillate flowers with green tinge. Nom. vern.: "nombol" (Bewani talkplace).

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