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Collector Baker, W.J.
Number 1119
Collected with Roy Banka, Kathleen King, Olo Gebia, Ziggy Boru
Country Papua New Guinea
Subpart Southern Highlands
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Locality Erave District. Ridge near road to Gobe oil rigs, 93km NW of Kikori. Montane forest on limestone karst ridgetop, numerous cliffs and sinkholes
Coordinates 6° 45' 51.8'' S 143° 43' 4.8'' E
Minimum elevation (m) 1250
Maximum elevation (m) 1250
Start date 2000/11/27
End date 2000/11/27
Family Arecaceae
Identification Calamus
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Field notes Clustering, moderately robust rattan to c.8m. Stem diameter with sheaths 22mm, without sheaths 20mm. Internode 16cm. Sheath with grey-brown indumentum and numerous fine, brittle, brown spines. Ocrea 18cm, fibrous, disintegrating. Flagellum 220cm long. Leaf length 115cm including 13cm petiole. Leaflets 55 each side of rachis, arranged regularly

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