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Collector Borchsenius, F.
Number 17
Collected with H. Navarrete
Country Ecuador
Subpart PICHINCHA
County  
Locality Road Los Bancos-Alluriquin
Coordinates 0° 9' S 78° 56' W
Minimum elevation (m) 1100
Maximum elevation (m) 1100
Start date 1992/10/23
End date 1992/10/23
Family Arecaceae
Identification Wettinia oxycarpa Galeano & Bernal
Determined by F. Borchsenius/96
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary palm tree. Stem to 12 m tall, ca. 15 cm in diam. at base. Crownshaft ca. 2 m long; petiole 30-70 cm long; pinnae 25 per side. Inflorescence buds 5 per node, the central female or all male; male inflorescence bud with 8 bracts. Infructescence forming a compact, ellipsoid structure, ca. 30 x 25 cm, with a ca. 10 cm long peduncle. Mature fruits orange. Very common in certain areas

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