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| Type of: | Calamus bankae W.J.Baker & J.Dransf. |
| Collector | Baker, W.J. |
| Number | 1097 |
| Collected with | Roy Banka, Kathleen King, Olo Gebia |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
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| Locality | Kikori District Victory Junction (Confluence of Sirebi River and Kuru River), 34km N of Kikori |
| Coordinates | 7° 7' 25'' S 144° 19' 30.2'' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 50 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 50 |
| Start date | 2000/11/20 |
| End date | 2000/11/20 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Calamus bankae W.J.Baker & J.Dransf. |
| Determined by | A. Henderson |
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| Field notes | Clustering, moderately robust rattan climbing to c.15m. Internodes c.25cm. Stem diameter 1.5cm with sheaths. Sheath pale yellowish green with numerous short, downward-pointing spines. Flagellum c.150cm long. Leaf c.60cm long including 20cm petiole. Leaflets 19 each side of rachis, arranged in three groups, regularly arranged within groups. Inflorescence c.150cm long including 140cm peduncle, two partial inflorescences located distally, higher order bracts rather tattered. Ocrea inflated and boat-shaped, same length as internode, armed with fine spines, disintegrating into dry dibre |
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