Areca vestiaria Giseke

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PALMS OF SULAWESI
Indonesia. Sulawesi Terigah: Poso Regency, road from Tentena to Bada, undisturbed forest on
steep slopes, 01°47.706’S, 120°30.176’E, 1137 m elevation. 21 October 2017.
Areca vestiaria Giseke	harao
Stems solitary, supported by a cone of 2 m long stilt roots, 8 m tall, 6 cm diameter. Leaf sheaths
yellowish-brown, 71 cm long; petioles 16 cm long; rachises 185 cm long; pinnae 20 per side of
rachis, all multi-veined.
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Fieldwork carried out in collaboration with Tadulako University and funded by a Fulbright
Scholar Award.
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