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Index of Botanical Specimens

Complex Object	This is a complex collection object (3 items with 3 preparations)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)	00255302; 00255303; 00255304
Collector	R. Pullen
Collector number	7065
Country	Papua New Guinea
Geography	Oceania: Papuasia (Region): Papua New Guinea
Locality	Morehead River, ca. 8 miles inland, Western District, Terr. of Papua.
Date Collected	1967-08-14
Habitat	Gallery forest
Organism/Item	1 of 3
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/41a9578b-ccf2-4286-b123-3d15cf6daa57
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode	00255302
Herbarium	A
Family	Arecaceae
Determination	Ptychosperma macarthurii (H. Wendland ex Veitch) H. Wendland ex Hooker f.
Determined by	Scott Zona (FTG)
Date Determined	1998-07-22
Determination Remarks	[is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sex	not determined
Phenology	NotDetermined
Preparation Type	Sheet
Preparation Method	Pressed
Organism/Item	2 of 3
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/17d749ff-c8da-4177-962f-5bd0b8a22766
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode	00255303
Herbarium	A
Sex	not determined
Phenology	NotDetermined
Preparation Type	Sheet
Preparation Method	Pressed
Organism/Item	3 of 3
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/4203f093-6baf-4e1d-bde0-bd09a7d3fd3d
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode	00255304
Herbarium	A
Sex	not determined
Phenology	NotDetermined
Preparation Type	Sheet
Preparation Method	Pressed

Remarks

Female flowers receptive only after male flowers on the same branch have dried off. Any single palm has 2 developing inflorescences free at the same time. Mature fruit red, with x-section showing a clear lobe-shaped endosperm, (+/- 3 lobed). Fronds 6 ft. 5 in. from top of sheath to apex, sheath to 24 in., top of sheath to first leaflet 23 in. Longest leaflet c. 24 in. long x 2 in. wide. Interval between leaflets variable, 1-3 1/2 in. Top of young leaf sheaths with ferruginous scales.