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Collector Wieringa, J.J.
Number 1507
Collected with H.M. van de Poll
Country Gabon
Subpart Haut-Ogooue
County  
Locality c. 20 km on the road from Franceville to Lekoni. In a disturbed kind of primary forest
Coordinates 1° 37' S 13° 45' E
Minimum elevation (m) 450
Maximum elevation (m) 450
Start date 1992/08/28
End date 1992/08/28
Family Arecaceae
Identification Raphia hookeri G.Mann & H.Wendl.
Determined by J.L.C.H. van Valkenburg
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Field notes Palm, trunk 9 m high, bearing inflorescences between 7 and 9 metre height, fruit bearing part drooping, 1.5 m long. Infructescence axe produces some resine. Fruits greenish to orange-brown. Leaves up to 21 m high, with c 273 leaflets on one side. Leaflets firm leathery, upper side glossy, dark, lower side dull, pale greyish green

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