Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
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13131 Tectaria group 
Tectaria sp., section Sagenia 
doesn’t key on FI. Male. 
Morobe Province; foothills NW of the Waria River; 
alluvial terraces along Pao streambed by Yai Village, 
colls, centered on 7° 57’ 14” S, 147° 35’ 55” E, elev. 
150 m. 
collection sequence 13115-13133; large ground fern; 
caudex suberect; stipes and rachis green or 
atropurpureous; leaves fleshy, yellowish green both 
surfaces. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi et al. 13131 
date: June 4, 1999 
det.: WT, April 2001 
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