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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationArecaceae: Actinophloeus
Classification 1Arecaceae: Ptychosperma
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00057881
Type StatusType
CollectorL. J. Brass
Collector number1659
CountryPapua New Guinea
GeographyOceania: Papuasia (Region): Papua New Guinea
LocalityLoloki River, on river bank
Date Collected1926-06-17
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/813465e1-35aa-4dc1-8c2a-4684557edf3a
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00057881
HerbariumA
FamilyArecaceae
Type Status Type
Type of Actinophloeus microcarpus Burret
Taxon Reference(for Actinophloeus microcarpus Burret) J. Arnold Arbor. 1931. 12: 267.
FamilyArecaceae
Determination Ptychosperma microcarpum (Burret) Burret
Determined byF. B. Essig
Determination Remarks [current name]
SubcollectionFruit collection
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeBag
Preparation MethodDried
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Remarks= Ptychosperma microcarpum (Burret) Burret, det. F. B. Essig, 1975 Slender palm 8-10 feet; leaves 4-5 feet long, pinnae several togehter along rachis, long sheathing petioles covered with brown mealy substance; inflorescence 3 panicles of various ages; fruit brownish-red when ripe.

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