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Collector Baker, W. J.
Number 1107
Collected with Roy Banka, Kathleen King, Olo Gebia, Francis Lees, Mario Albert
Country Papua New Guinea
Subpart Kikori
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Locality Kikori District. TFI logging concession near Morere village, 28km NE of Kikori. Degraded hill forest on limestone plateau.
Coordinates 7° 15' 15.1'' S 144° 26' 20.3'' E
Minimum elevation (m) 150
Maximum elevation (m) 150
Start date 2000/11/22
End date 2000/11/22
Family Arecaceae
Identification Orania
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Field notes Solitary, robust tree palm to c.20m. Stem 28cm diam.. Internodes 9-10cm. Crown with 10 leaves, leaves somewhat ascending with drooping leaflets. Leaf 5m including 110cm petiole. Sheath 45cm long, 30cm wide. Leaflets 61 each side of rachis, arranged regurlarly. Inflorescence 180cm long including 65 cm peduncle, branched to 3 orders, 38 primary branches, largest 60cm long, thick rust-colored indumentum on inflorescence branches. Fruit bright red. Locally frequent.

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