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| Collector | Borchsenius, F. |
| Number | 258 |
| Collected with | H. Navarrete and G. Quezada |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | PICHINCHA |
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| Locality | Road Valle Hermoso-Los Bancos, km 7 (turn off at km 24 on road Sto. Domingo-Quinindé). Small forest remnant |
| Coordinates | 0° 5' S 79° 10' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 450 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 450 |
| Start date | 1994/05/25 |
| End date | 1994/05/25 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Geonoma cuneata var. procumbens (H.Wendl. ex Spruce)Skov |
| Determined by | F. Borchsenius |
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| Field notes | Acaulescent or short stemmed, solitary or caespitose with up to 3 shoots per plant. Petiole to 135 cm long, rachis 65-85 cm long, pinnae 11-16 per side, mostly 2 ribbed (1-3), regularly inserted, held in one plane. Leaves 6-13, erect. Prophyll 8-20 cm long, bract 21-43 cm long, peduncle 48-91 cm long, spike 21-30 cm long, 7-9 mm diam. Fruits rose red, becoming more brownish at maturity, elongate-acute, ca. 8x6 mm. This species apparently prefers poorly drained soil near small streams, but occurs also on well drained hill tops. |
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