Ptychosperma kusaiensis

Filed As

Arecaceae
Ptychosperma kusaiensis

Collector(s)

M. J. Balick 3886 with Glasstine Cornelius, Tim Flynn, Matt Long, David Lorence, Diane Ragone, 11 Sep 1997

Location

Federated States of Micronesia. Kosrae. Malem (Mun.). Mosroal Mountain trail to Kuplu Plateau.

Habitat

Primary forest.

Description

Palm to 15m; leaves pinnate, pinnae deposited on an irregular plane; dbh ca. 10cm; rachis with 33 pinnae per side, rachis 2.4m long; petiole 45-50cm long; basal pinnae 46cm long x 2.8cm wide; middle pinnae 75cm long x 8.5cm wide; apical pinnae 17cm long x 2.2cm wide, abaxially covered with brown hair-like trichomes; inflorescence primary axis 56cm long, branching into 2, 3, 4 axes; fruits green.

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 00191093

Occurrence ID: 972e7185-b8f9-4436-ad6e-b2cca448a73b

Related Objects

Specimen - 00206614, M. J. Balick 3886, Ptychosperma kusaiensis, Arecaceae (36.0), Magnoliophyta; Oceania, Federated States of Micronesia, Kosrae, Malem (Mun.)

Local Name

pu

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