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| Collector | Barfod, A.S. |
| Number | 60006 |
| Collected with | Skov, F. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CARCHI |
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| Locality | 2-3 km from Gualpi Alto. Undisturbed, perhumid virgin forest. |
| Coordinates | 0° 58' N 78° 17' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 900 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 900 |
| Start date | 1985/05/16 |
| End date | 1985/05/17 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Oenocarpus bataua Mart. |
| Determined by | Balslev, H. (AAU), 1994. |
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| Field notes | Solitary tree. Stem short. Old leaf-bases persistent, splitting up in thick fibres, embedded in woolly material. Leaves five, to 11 m long. Petiole 2.5 m long. Pinnae 2 x 89, 120 x 9, lower surface white, dewy, reduplicate. Specimen sterile. Use: The palm heart ("palmito") is eaten, the thick fibres from the leaf-bases are used as arrows for blowguns, according to Adam (coaiquer). |
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