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Collector Wong, K.M.
Number WKM519
Collected with J. Dransfield
Country Brunei
Subpart Belait
County  
Locality Along the Labi Road, by the Belait River. Swamp forest, frequently inundated to 2 m high.
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Minimum elevation (m) 0
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 0/00/00
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Calamus axillaris Becc.
Determined by A. Henderson
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Tight-clustering rattan to 12 m high. Cut stems yelds white latex. Stem with sheath c. 2-2.5 cm tkick, non-flagellate. Sheath pale green, kneed, spines red-tipped. Leaf to 1.5 m long including a 40-50 cm long cirrus; leaflets pale green in pairs, except the final 1 or 2, about 8 pairs on a side of the rachis, petiole hardly distinct. Male inflorescence with 11 partial inflorescences Rotan lemaing (lb.), Rotan taut (Dus.).

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