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| Collector | Borchsenius, F. |
| Number | 679 |
| Collected with | Piakaset Suksathan, Marlina Ardiyani and Suriani Surbakti |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Subpart | Papua |
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| Locality | Jayapura regency. Maribu. Yonta, 2 hours walk S from Panjeng Rejo. Rain forest 20 m from river. Plants brought by Mr. Demianus Kiembiab, owner of house #26 at road Sentani-Depepre km 18 |
| Coordinates | 2° 31' S 140° 23' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 100 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 100 |
| Start date | 2008/11/27 |
| End date | 2008/11/27 |
| Family | Marantaceae |
| Identification | Phrynium giganteum Scheff. |
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| Field notes | Clustering herb, each shoot with 2-3 leaves, total plant length 225-340 cm (lying on the ground). Sheath 60-80 cm long, petiole 71-135 cm long including a 14-20 cm long pulvinus. Blade 75-115 x 33-39 cm, midrib yellowish beneath, blade shining green above, pale green below. Inflorescence termnal on a 80-100 cm tall stem, protruding from the top of leaf sheath, with one accompanying leaf attached at node 18-19 cm below inflorescence. Lower infloresence nodes with 3-4 branches, the longest 40- 62 cm, entire inflorescence ca 60 cm tall, glabrous. Flowers white, slightly yellowish. Fruit pale greyish green, shiny, rounded-triangular in cross section. Flower 8 cm long, 2 flower pairs per special paraclade. Flower tube 5.2 cm long |
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