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Collector Bergmann, B.
Number 97801
Collected with Pedersen, H. B.
Country Ecuador
Subpart PASTAZA
County  
Locality End of the Canelos road, about 15 km East of the Puyo - Marcas road. primary forest.
Coordinates 1° 35' S 77° 48' W
Minimum elevation (m) 770
Maximum elevation (m) 770
Start date 1991/03/18
End date 1991/03/18
Family Arecaceae
Identification Bactris setiflora Burret
Determined by Henderson, A. (NY), 1996.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Caespitose palm with 10 stems. Collected stem 470 cm long, dbh. 3 cm; internodes 16 cm long, spiny especially just below the nodes, spines black, slightly flattened, to 4.5 cm long. Leaves 4, inserted over 75 cm; leafsheath 58 cm long; petiole 75 cm long; rachis 154 cm long; pinnae 33 per side, distributed regularly and in one plane. Sterile specimen. N.V. Shibu. Fruits eaten. Stem used as pole while sailing canoe according to Sr. Abra Tanchima from Centro Chapi-Tung (Quichua).

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