| Collector | Maturbongs, R.A. |
| Number | 713 |
| Collected with | Siwana,O. & Ateta,S. |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Subpart | Papua |
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| Locality | Papua Province, Manokwari Dist., Bintuni SubDist. In the Forest beside trail between Saengga & Tanah Merah villages. Sasoro (Sumuri lang.) Habitat : Primary forest, near the creek. |
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| Minimum elevation (m) | 15 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 15 |
| Start date | 2002/02/13 |
| End date | 2002/02/13 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Areca macrocalyx Zipp. ex Blume |
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| Field notes | Small solitary palm. Trunk to 2m high, 2cm in diameter. Leaves 6 pcs on the crown. Leaf 70cm long; leaflets 6 pcs on each side of rachis. Infructescence erect, 10 cm long. Young fruit green, ripe fruit yellow in colour. Fruit used as betel nut |
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