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Collector Baker, W.J.
Number 1106
Collected with Roy Banka. Kathleen King, Olo Gebia, Francis Lees & Mario Albert
Country Papua New Guinea
Subpart Kikori
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Locality TFI logging concession near Morere village, 38km NE of Kikori. Hill forest on ridgetop limestone plateau
Coordinates 7° 10' 19'' S 144° 29' 23.5'' E
Minimum elevation (m) 120
Maximum elevation (m) 120
Start date 2000/11/22
End date 2000/11/22
Family Arecaceae
Identification Hydriastele
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Field notes Solitary tree palm to 15m. Internodes 8cm. Stem 6cm diam. Crownshaft 75cm long x 11cm wide. Sheath 64cm long with copious white wax and purple scales on sheath. Crown with 10 leaves. Leaf 140cm long including 23cm petiole. Leaflets 18 each side of rachis, subregular with a group comprising 2-3 divaricate leaflets each side of the rach is in middle of rachis. Copious white granular indumentum on rachis and petiole. Inflorescence horestail shaped with 26 rachillae.

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