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Classification	Arecaceae: Orania
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)	00057912
Type Status	Isotype
Collector	L. J. Brass
Collector number	5599
Country	Papua New Guinea
State	Central
Geography	Oceania: Papuasia (Region): Papua New Guinea: Central
Locality	Kubuna, rain forest on low ridges, 100 m.
Date Collected	1933-11-**
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/9e7d7124-c7fa-4941-874c-8619cd147d64
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode	00057912
Herbarium	A
Family	Arecaceae
Determination	Orania disticha Burret
Determined by	A. P. Keim
Date Determined	2001-08-07
Determination Remarks	[is Current name]
Family	Arecaceae
Type Status	Isotype
Isotype of	Orania disticha Burret
Determination Remarks	[is filed under name]
Taxon Reference	(for Orania disticha Burret) Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 1935. 12: 32.
Subcollection	Fruit collection
Sex	not determined
Phenology	Fruit
Preparation Type	Bag
Preparation Method	Dried


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Remarks

A fine tall palm remarkable for the distichous arrangement of its leaves; trunk 16.6 m. long x 23 cm. diameter near base; leaves 12, arranged in two series, base shortly stem clasping, lamina 3 m. long, petiole and base 1.3 m., pinnae shing grey underneath; several erect axillary panicles 1.2-1.3 m. long; male flowers in pairs with sometimes a female close below, the female flowers usually near base of panicle branches; large orange-red spherical fruit, about 6.5 cm. diameter, lobed fruit containing 2 or 3 seeds not uncommon; the "nuts" are apparently rich in oil; abundant.