| Collector | Baker, W.J. |
| Number | WJB882 |
| Collected with | Mark Coode, Andrew McRobb, Debs Shah-Smith, Charlie Heatubun, and Ransuddin |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Subpart | Papua |
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| Locality | Fak-Fak. Timika. Mile 50, on road to Tembagapura, forest to west of container depot. Loc 36. Forest on slope; transitional between lowland rainforest and heath forest. |
| Coordinates | 4° 17' 18'' S 137° 1' 3'' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 545 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 545 |
| Start date | 1998/02/26 |
| End date | 1998/02/26 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Hydriastele longispatha (Becc.) W.J.Baker & Loo |
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| Field notes | Solitary tree palm to c.20m. Crown with c.15 leaves. Stem 30cm diameter. Crownshaft 2m. Sheath: c.1.5m long, covered with buff coloured. furry indument which turns black with age. Leaf: 3m long including 40 cm petiole. rachis strongly recurved distally. Leaflets: 70 each side of rachis, ascending. Inflorescences: 7 present, youngest at female anthesis, oldest with fruit beginning to ripen. brush-like, peduncle 6cm. rachis 15cm, up to c.28 branches, branches cream when young turning green with age. Fruit: c. l cm diameter, spherical, turning red during ripening, endosperm homogeneous. |
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