| Field notes | Rhizomatous ground herb, up to 229.5 m tall. Leaves 2 - 3 per shoot; sheath 40 - 57 cm long, distichous, green yellowish to basal, brown hairy, papery; petiole 45.5 - 177 cm long, with rather harsh surface, ellipse in cross section, dark green; pulvinus 6.5 - 10.5 cm long, yellowish green; lamina 44 - 56 x 18 - 22 cm, ovate, green above, yellowish marginally, whitish green below, upper primary vein yellowish green, apex acuminates, basis equilateral; lamina always ripped but not in juvenile leaf. Inflorescence interfoliar, erect; peduncle 185 cm long, green; Synflorescence very elongated, up to 53 cm long, green, primary bract 14.8 - 15 x 2- 2.5 cm long, lanceolate, fresh colour not found, brown and not ripped when dry; lateral bract 4.8 - 5 x 1 - 1.7 cm; lanceolate, green, yellowish green to apical and basal, margin transparent, spirally arranged; flower 2 pairs per special paraclade, fruit 1 - 3 per orders. Flower white, c. 6.5 cm long; sepals subulate, 28 x 2 mm; corolla tube c. 4 cm long; staminal tube 3.5 mm longer than corolla tube; corolla lobe lanceolate, 12 x 4 mm; petaloid staminodes lobes 3, two free one with small trig appendage, 2 which free unequal in size, first one 13 x 14 mm, the second 15 x 13 mm; petaloid staminode lobe with small trig appendage 13 x 15 mm; cuculate staminode 3 x 2 mm; stamen 3 mm; style 2.5 mm, ovary 5 mm. Fruit green, globose, softly groove in surface. 10 mm long, 18 mm in diameter, dehiscent, cell 3. sometimes 1 fertile; seed 3, c. 0.8 mm long, colour ranging from orange to bright red. basal orange.Uses: Not used. V.n. Banuk sba (Moi-Sentani dialect) |
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