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Collector Neill, D.
Number 16132
Collected with W. Quizhpe
Country Ecuador
Subpart Zamora-Chinchipe
County  
Locality Yantzaza. Centinela del Cóndor. Cordillera del Cóndor. Machinaza plateau summit area. Adjacent to obelisk-shaped border marker, at end of trail from upper Paquisha military post, precisely at Ecuador-Peru border. Nearly level sandstone plateau with low scrub vegetation; charred stems and regrowth indicate that area was burned about 15 years previously.
Coordinates 3° 53' 50'' S 78° 28' 49'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 2420
Maximum elevation (m) 2420
Start date 2008/03/15
End date 2008/03/15
Family Arecaceae
Identification Geonoma trigona (Ruiz & Pav.) A.H.Gentry
Determined by A. Henderson (NY)
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Small palm with erect stem to 70 cm tall. Leaves undivided. Inflorescence borne below leaves. Locally common in shrubby vegetation on sandstone plateaus.

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