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| Collector | Baker, W.J. |
| Number | 1316 |
| Collected with | Oliver Poul & Silver Masbong |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Subpart | Morobe |
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| Locality | Near Bulolo, Hidden vally, near Mt. Kaindi, close to Wau |
| Coordinates | 7° 17' 16.5'' S 146° 37' 4.6'' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1600 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1600 |
| Start date | 2006/11/08 |
| End date | 2006/11/08 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Hydriastele chaunostachys (Burret) W.J.Baker & Loo |
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| Field notes | Solitary, robust tree palm, at least 30 m tall. Stem diam. c. 35 cm, internodes 2.5 cm. Crownshaft well defined, 135 x 15 cm. Sheath 116 cm long, dark purple when young, soft, orange/brown indumentum. Leaves 15 in crown 210 cm long including 30 cm petiole, leaves recurved, leaflets 42 each side, regulary arranged. Inflorescence infrafoliar, 11 present, resembling a horse´s tail, 90 cm long including 11 cm peduncle,branched to 2 orders, with 31 rachillae, 16 first order branches, largest first order branch 70 cm long, prophyll 99 x 10 cm, 1st peduncular bract 94 x 9 cm, both bracts purple. Fruit red, 15 x 10 mm, endosperm homogeneous |
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