| Collector | Bergmann, B. |
| Number | 62566 |
| Collected with | Pedersen, H. B. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | PASTAZA |
| County | |
| Locality | Puyo-Baños road, 6 km above Mera, steep slopes on the N side of Río Pastaza. Primary forest on steep slopes |
| Coordinates | 1° 28' S 78° 10' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1080 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1080 |
| Start date | 1988/05/16 |
| End date | 1988/05/16 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Chamaedorea linearis (Ruiz & Pav.)Mart. |
| Determined by | Borchsenius, F. (AAU), 1996. |
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| Field notes | Solitary palm. Stem 368 cm long from base to crownshaft. Dbh. 3.2 cm. Internode 10.5 cm long. Stem green with conspicuous nodes. No. of leaves 5 + 1 juvenile. Leafsheath 74 cm long encircling the stem for 35 cm. Petiole 17 cm long cross section convex-concave. Rachis 137 cm long. No. of pinnae 2 x 28. Basal pinnae 37 x 3.2 cm, mid pinnae 50 x 6.1, apical pinnae 33 x 3.8 cm. Inflorescences inserted at the 4 apical nodes. No. of inflorescences at the 1st nodes: 9 flower buds. No. of inflorescences at the 2nd node: 6 flower buds, 1 inflorescence that has decreased flowering and 1 inflorescence that is decaying. No. of inflorescences at the 3rd node: 1 flowering. No. of inflorescences at the 4th node: 2 partly eaten flower buds. Inflorescence: Peduncle 7.7 cm long cross section ovate 0.6 x 0.5 cm. No. of bracts: 1 prophyll and 3 peduncular bracts. Rachis 4 cm long. No. of rachillae 15. Peduncle, rachis, rachillae and flowers creamy-white. N.V.: Coroso. Uses: no. Dupl. QCA, QCNE |
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