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| Collector | Baker, W.J. |
| Number | 1138 |
| Collected with | Roy Banka & Kathleen King |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Subpart | Western |
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| Locality | North Fly District. Junction of Harvey Creek and Ok Mani River, 10 km WNW of Tabubil. Valley side near river margin |
| Coordinates | 5° 14' 28.5'' S 141° 8' 22.1'' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 750 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 750 |
| Start date | 2000/12/14 |
| End date | 2000/12/14 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Cyrtostachys |
| Determined by | W.J. Baker |
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| Field notes | Clustering, robust tree palm to 25m with 3 adult stems in clump. Stem diameter 15cm. Internodes. 10cm., Crown with 8 leaves, leaves strongly ascending, almost erect, giving "shuttlecock" appearance. Crownshaft 180cm long x 15cm wide. Sheath 130cm, mid-green with numerous fine purple scales. Leaf 450cm long including 10cm petiole. Leaflets 78 each side of rachis, arranged regularly. Inflorescence c.90cm long, branched to 3 orders, proximal pair of primary branches strongly recurving, 15 primary branches, rachillae c.55cm long prior to staminate anthesis |
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