| Collector | Banka, R. |
| Number | 2004 |
| Collected with | Bill Baker, Kathleen King, Bei Tarabi, Sekec T |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Subpart | Morobe |
| County | |
| Locality | Finschhafen District. Jivewaneng Village, 14km NW of Finschhafen |
| 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 | Calamus humboldtianus Becc. |
| Determined by | Baker,W.J. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Moderately robust clustering rattan to c.8m. Stem diameter with sheaths 15mm, without sheaths 11 mm. Flagellum c.2m. Sheath dark green with numerous short spines. Ocrea 30cm long, dark purple-brown when young, drying brown, but with pale green base. Leaf 75cm long including 34cm petiole. Leaflets 5 each side of rachis, in 2 divaricate groups. Inflorescence to 200cm including 33cm peduncle, with 1 or rarely 2 partial inflorescences. Cane for tying timbers in building construction - the "village nail" Vernacular: Kobing, Dialect: Kotte |
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