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| Collector | Baker, W.J. |
| Number | 1134 |
| Collected with | Ray Banka, Kathleen King & Anthony Elemi |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Subpart | North Fly |
| County | |
| Locality | Road from Tabubil to Ok Tedi copper mine, 8.5km N of Tabubil, c.2km NW of Finalbin. Montane hill forest on limestone. |
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| Minimum elevation (m) | 1000 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1000 |
| Start date | 2000/12/12 |
| End date | 2000/12/12 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Heterospathe |
| Determined by | W.J.Baker |
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| Field notes | Short-stemmed palm to c.1 m. Stem diameter 3cm, numerous fibrous leaf sheaths persisting and supporting many epiphytes. Crown with 7 leaves. Leaf 130cm long including c.50cm petiole. Leaflets 11 each side of rachis, both single and multiple fold leaflets present. Inflorescences interfoliar, of varying lengths on a single plant, elongating with age, up to 140cm long, branched to 2 orders, rarely 3, peduncular bract hooded, persistent until decaying, inserted a short distance below the first primary branch. Staminate flowers yellowish. Endosperm ruminate, |
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