| Classification | Arecaceae: Ptychosperma |
| Barcode(s) | 00057923 |
| Type Status | Type |
| Collector | S. F. Kajewski |
| Collector number | 2221 |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| State | North Solomons |
| Geography | Oceania: Papuasia (Region): Papua New Guinea: North Solomons |
| Locality | Bougainville Island, Marmoromino, Buin, rain forest, alt. 50 m. |
| Date Collected | 1930 |
| Elevation | 50 m |
| Remarks | A small palm up to 7 or 8 m. high with clearly defined rings on trunk; fronds small, ca. 2 m. long; fruit orange color when ripe, oblong with a small hooked point at end, length 1.7 cm., diameter 1.1 cm., preserved in formalin; this palm is used for making bows and arrows, the outer shell of trunk being used; common. = Ptychosperma salomonense Burret, det. F. B. Essig, 1975 |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/ed088285-c989-457d-991d-6b20cf615c38 |
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00057923 |
| Herbarium | A |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Type Status | Type |
| Type of | Ptychosperma kajewskii Burret |
| Taxon Reference | (for Ptychosperma kajewskii Burret) Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 1936. 13: 89. |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Determination | Ptychosperma salomonense Burret |
| Determined by | F. B. Essig |
| Determination Remarks | [current name] |
| Subcollection | Fruit collection |
| Sex | not determined |
| Phenology | Flower |
| Preparation Type | Bag |
| Preparation Method | Dried |
