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| Collector | Banka, R. |
| Number | 2006 |
| Collected with | Bill Baker, Kathleen King, Bei Tarabi, Sekec T |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Subpart | Morobe |
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| Locality | Finschhafen District Jivewaneng Village, 14km NW Of Finschhafen. Secondary forest at roadside |
| 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 zebrinus Becc. |
| Determined by | A. Henderson |
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| Field notes | Robust, clustering rattan to c.8m. Stem diameter with sheaths 30mm, without sheaths 22mm. Internodes 30cm. Sheath mid-green with dirty brown indumentum and partial collars of fine brittle spines. Ocrea long and papery. Leaf 200cm long including 12cm petiole. Leaflets 61 each side, arranged regularly. Inflorescence c.3m long including peduncle up to 2m, 3-4 partial inflorescences. Fruit white, spherical, 1 cm diameter. Cane for tying timbers in building construction - the "village nail"Vernacular: Marokwakwa (meaning "kills trees"), Dialect: Kotte |
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