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A naturally emerged unidentified sapling. The tree has enormous leaves. The leaf in the last photo supporting the lens cap measures 77 cm long.
The sapling emerged naturally in an open area surrounded by trees (but which was recently opened to more light by a fallen tree) in a large semi-natural yard adjacent to a disturbed patch of remnant lowland forest in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.
Fruit bats often drop partially eaten fruit and digested seeds in this yard. I do not know if this tree emerged as a result of such a deposit.
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