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Collector Baker, W. J.
Number 1116
Collected with Roy Banka, Kathleen King, Olo Gebia, Ziggy Boru
Country Papua New Guinea
Subpart Erave
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Locality Erave District. Road to main Gobe oil rig, 91km NW of Kikori. Montane forest on limestone karst, numerous cliffs sinkholes.
Coordinates 6° 46' 45.7'' S 143° 43' 59'' E
Minimum elevation (m) 1050
Maximum elevation (m) 1050
Start date 2000/11/26
End date 2000/11/26
Family Arecaceae
Identification Orania
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Field notes Solitary tree palm to c.8m. Stem 8cm diam.. Crown with 7 leaves, arranged subdistichously. Leaf sheaths with copious rust-colored felt-like indumentum. Leaf c.3m long including 1.2m petiole. Leaflets 22 each side of rachis, arranged regurlarly. Inflorescence 120cm long including 60cm peduncle, branched to 2 orders, 13 primary branches, largest primary branch 50cm long, peduncular bract 150cm long. Staminate flowers with green petals. Pistillate flowers with yellow-green petals. Fruit red, subglobose, 4cm diam.

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