Calamus bankae W.J.Baker & J.Dransf.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• State/Province

  Gulf

• Locality

  Kikori District, Victory Junction (Confluence of Sirebi and Kuru Rivers), 34km N of Kikori

• Elevation

  Alt. 50 m. (164 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.12386, 144.325

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

EX HERB. HORT. BOT. REG. KEW.
THIS MATERIAL IS RESTRICTED. IT IS SUBJECT TO THE RBG KEW
TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH IT WAS SUPPLIED.
Flora of Papua New Guinea
Calamus k# ^
Det.: W.J. Baker 20/11/00
Papua New Guinea
Gulf
Kikori District
Victory Junction (Confluence of Sirebi River and Kuru
River), 34km N of Kikori.
S 7° T 25.9" E 144° 19' 30.2" Alt: 50 m
Hill forest above riverside swamp forest. Slope up on
to karst limestone cliff.
Clustering, moderately robust rattan climbing to
c.15m. Internodes c.25cm. Stem diameter 1.5cm
with sheaths. Sheath pale yellowish green with
numerous short, downward-pointing spines.
Flagellum c. 150cm long. Leaf c.60cm long including
20cm petiole. Leaflets 19 each side of rachis,
arranged in three groups, regularly arranged within
groups. Inflorescence c. 150cm long including 140cm
peduncle, two partial inflorescences located distally,
higher order bracts rather tattered. Ocrea inflated
and boat-shaped, same length as internode, armed
with fine spines, disintegrating into dry dibres.
Vernacular:	Dialect:
botanical garden
Baker, W.J. 1097	20.
With Roy Banka, Kathleen King, Olo Gebia
Duplicates: K, LAE, AAU, NY
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BOTANICAL
PALMS OF NEW GUINEA PROJECT COLLABORATIVE FIELDWORK
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