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Collector Barfod, A.S.
Number 60079
Collected with Skov, F.
Country Ecuador
Subpart ESMERALDAS
County  
Locality Hda. Monte Armelo 12 km south of Borbón. Farmland with patches of undisturbed forest.
Coordinates 1° 5' N 79° 0' W
Minimum elevation (m) 50
Maximum elevation (m) 50
Start date 1985/07/17
End date 1985/07/18
Family Arecaceae
Identification Oenocarpus bataua Mart.
Determined by Balslev, H. (AAU), 1994.
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Field notes Solitary tree, 19 m tall, dbh. 18 cm. Stem smooth, dark grey. Distance between leaf-scars 30 cm. Leaves c. twenty, 5.4 x 2.7 m, leaf-base greyish with thick fibres embedded in black, woolly material. Pinnae 2 x 87, reduplicate, glossy dark green above, brown pubescent below, midnerve greenish to yellow. Inflorescence 5, one immature. Bract spatulate, apically acuminate. Peduncle 15 cm long, 15 cm wide at base, brown basally to green distally, with 2 scars. Rachis up to 10 cm. Inflorescence horsetail-shaped, 1. order branches up to 1.2 m. Fruits blackish violet.

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