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Collector Baker, W.J.
Number 1392
Collected with L.M.Gardiner, J.Wanma, K.Saymar
Country Indonesia
Subpart West Papua
County  
Locality Kota Sorong. Klasaman; Klasaman km 14, Klasagan. Disturbed, logged-over lowland forest. Basalt gravels observed in nearby river.
Coordinates 0° 54' 50'' S 131° 21' 32'' E
Minimum elevation (m) 50
Maximum elevation (m) 50
Start date 2013/02/02
End date 2013/02/02
Family Arecaceae
Identification Calamus heatubunii W.J.Baker & J.Dransf.
Determined by W.J.Baker
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Clustering, high-climbing rattan to 10m. lnternodes 19-24cm. Stem ca. 1.5cm. Sheaths dark green, armed with numerous, short, orange-brown tipped spines, flagellum ca. 2m, ocrea 27-40cm long, dark purple-green when young, soon drying to brown. Leaf 70-75cm long including 20-25cm petiole. Leaflets two each side, palmately arranged at the leaf tip, leathery, cucullate, dark glossy green. Inflorescences ca. 25cm long, erect, congested. Fruit dark brown, 10x8mm. Abundant ants throughout the rattan. Growing adjacent to Baker 1394

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