| Collector | Baker, W.J. |
| Number | 1092 |
| Collected with | Banka,R. King,K. & Gebia,O. |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Subpart | Gulf |
| County | |
| Locality | Kikori District. Bank of Kikori River near to Kopi, 13km N of Kikori. Lowland tropical rainforest on alluvium at river margin. Karst limestone |
| Coordinates | 7° 19' 16.2'' S 144° 11' .1'' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 40 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 40 |
| Start date | 2000/11/19 |
| End date | 2000/11/19 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Calamus humboldtianus Becc. |
| Determined by | Baker,W.J. |
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| Field notes | Clustering moderately robust rattan climbing to 10m. Internode 21 cm long. Stem diameter with sheaths 2.5cm, without sheaths 2cm. Leaf sheath bright green with numerous short triangular spines. Ocrea 65cm long, purple-red when young, with collars of fine flexible spines. Leaf 117cm long including 47cm petiole. Leaflets 9 each side of rachis, subregular, very leathery, hooded. Flagellum 3.5m |
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