| Collector | Baker, W. J. |
| Number | 1104 |
| Collected with | Roy Banka, Kathleen King, Olo Gebia, Amos Ona |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Subpart | Kikori |
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| Locality | Kikori District, Kopi-Kikori road, 3km NW of Kikori |
| Coordinates | 7° 24' 12.4'' S 144° 13' 56.2'' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 40 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 40 |
| Start date | 2000/11/21 |
| End date | 2000/11/21 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Orania archboldiana Burret |
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| Field notes | Hill forest with open understorey with abundant Hydriastele, Licuala and Orania. Moderate solitary tree palm to c.12m. Stem diam. 7 cm. Internode 2cm. Crown with 10 leaves. Leaf 310cm long including 70cm petiole and 47cm sheath, sheath and rachis with rust-colored indumentum. Leaflets 46 each side of rachis, arranged in different planes giving the leaf a plumose appearance. Inflorescence 96cm long including 46cm peduncle, branched to 2 orders, 29 primary branches, largest primary branch 48cm long. Pistillate flowers green, staminate flowers white. Locally frequent. Fruit spherical, 3.5cm diameter, orange green. |
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