Palms   Orania lauterbachiana

Habitat: Widespread thoughout lowland rainforest of Papua New Guinea. Description: Tall (to 20m), slender palm with a grey trunk, and obliquely erect leaves, with drooping leaflets. Culture: Very tropical in its requirements.

Figure 1. O. lauterbachiana in West Sepik, PNG.

Contributed by:

Rolf Kyburz (Figure 1)

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