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Collector Eiserhardt, W.L.
Number 159
Collected with Ben Kuhnhauser, Peter Petoe, Jeremy, Nichola, Vincent, Jarrett
Country Malaysia
Subpart Borneo
County  
Locality Sarawak. Miri Division. Gunung Mulu National Park, Melinau Gorge Trail, close to endpoint
Coordinates 4° 8' 7'' N 114° 54' 4'' E
Minimum elevation (m) 150
Maximum elevation (m) 150
Start date 2018/11/22
End date 2018/11/22
Family Arecaceae
Identification Pinanga brevipes Becc.
Determined by P. Petoe
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Acaulescent, solitary understorey palm, 6 leaves in crown, 5-6 multifold leaflets per side (4-9 folds each), more or less mottled, leaf 1.30m long, dark green adaxially, pale green abaxially. Sheath tubular, ea. 12cm long, cream with sparse red indumentum when young. Crownshaft 15x5cm, smooth yellowish green. (where covered in disintegrating sheaths). Inflorescence infrafoliar, cream becoming green then red towards top, branched to 1 order, 3 rachillae.

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