| Collector | Baker, W. J. |
| Number | WJB850 |
| Collected with | J. Dransfield, M. Coode, C. Heatubun, J. Witono, Ransuddin |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Subpart | Irian Jaya |
| County | |
| Locality | Fak-Fak, Timika, near end of west fork of road to port. Alluvial Forest |
| Coordinates | 4° 42' 7'' S 136° 51' 9.4'' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 5 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 5 |
| Start date | 1998/02/16 |
| End date | 1998/02/16 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Pinanga punicea (Zipp. ex Blume) Merr. |
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| Field notes | Moderately robust tree palm to c.8m. Steam: c.8cm diameter, internode c.8cm. Crownshaft: 80-90cm. 6 leaves in crown. Leaf: 220cm including 10cm petiole. Leaflets: c.40 each side of rachis, undersurface glaucous. Inflorescence: 4 present, all in fruit, infrafoliar, branched to 1 order only, rachis 40-50cm long. Fruit: obovoid, pointed apex, red when mature, endosperm ruminate. |
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