| Collector | Borchsenius, F. |
| Number | 648 |
| Collected with | Mats Gustafsson & Philipp Trénel |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | EL ORO |
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| Locality | Sambotambo, km 10.4 on road going N from road Piñas-Machala, take off km 2 after Piñas at small chapel. |
| Coordinates | 3° 36' 12'' S 79° 44' 26'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1600 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1600 |
| Start date | 2004/01/13 |
| End date | 2004/01/13 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Aiphanes grandis Borchsenius & Balslev |
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| Field notes | Solitary palm. Stem 15 cm in diam. Sheath and leaf rachis densely covered with black acirulate spines, to 20 cm long on stem. Sterile DNA voucher. |
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