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Collector Banka, R.
Number 2002
Collected with B. Baker, K. King, B. Tarabi & Sekec T.
Country Papua New Guinea
Subpart Morobe
County  
Locality Finschhafen District. Jivewaneng Village, 14 km NW of Finschhafen. Hill forest remnant
Coordinates 6° 30' 4.9'' S 147° 47' 21.3'' E
Minimum elevation (m) 500
Maximum elevation (m) 500
Start date 2000/12/05
End date 2000/12/05
Family Arecaceae
Identification Calyptrocalyx
Determined by W.J. Baker
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Slender, clustering tree palm to 2 m tall with 5 stems in clump. Crown with 7 leaves. Crownshaft absent. Inflorescence comprising single spicate axis. Fruit spherical, red when ripe, 1 cm long, pericarp with much sticky juice. Seed ellipsoid. Endosperm homogeneous. Sometimes used for spear tip. Vernacular: Kising, dialect Kotte

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