| Collector | Baker, W.J. |
| Number | 1124 |
| Collected with | Roy Banka, Kathleen King, Olo Gebia, Ziggy Boru |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
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| Locality | Southern Highlands Erave District Side of road to main Gobe oil rig, 89km NW of Kikori. Submontane forest on limestone karst ridgetop, numerous cliffs and sinkholes |
| Coordinates | 6° 48' 13.4'' S 143° 44' 5'' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 520 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 520 |
| Start date | 2000/11/28 |
| End date | 2000/11/28 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Calamus macrochlamys Becc. |
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| Field notes | Clustering, moderately robust rattan to c.15m. Internodes 25cm. Stem 25mm diam. with sheaths, 10mm diam. without sheaths. Sheath green with short spines. Ocrea 40cm long, green-maroon, rapidly drying and becoming papery, inhabited by ants. Leaf 110cm long including 17cm petiole. Leaflets 15 each side of rachis, arranged in widely spaced divaricate groups of 2 or 3. Inflorescence 210cm long including 30cm peduncle, with 8 partial inflorescences |
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