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Collector Skov, F.
Number 64704
Collected with Borchsenius, F. & Skov-Petersen, K.
Country Ecuador
Subpart PICHINCHA
County  
Locality Quito-Pto. Quito road km 127, km 2 N of the road. Tropical rainforest
Coordinates 0° 4' N 79° 3' W
Minimum elevation (m) 500
Maximum elevation (m) 500
Start date 1987/09/20
End date 1987/09/20
Family Arecaceae
Identification Geonoma cuneata var. procumbens (H.Wendl. ex Spruce)Skov
Determined by F. Borchsenius
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Small, understorey palm. Stem procumbent, 25 cm long, 3 - 4 cm diam., green; internodes 0.5 cm. Leaves 11, spreading, inserted closely together; sheath 6 cm, incompletely encircling the stem, green; petiole 38 cm, rounded below, flat to rounded above; rachis 67 cm; pinnae 5 - 6 per side, sigmoid with a long cuneate apex; basal pinnae 37 X 3.5 cm; middle pinnae 40 X 6.5 cm; apical pinnae 21 X 7.5 cm. Inflorescence 1, interfoliar, spicate; prophyll 15.5 cm; peduncular bract 22 cm, inserted 0.5 cm above the prophyll; peduncle 68 cm, slightly compressed, green; rachis 15 cm, 0.8 cm diam., bordeaux red; flowerbuds present. Unicate: AAU

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