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Collector Skov, F.
Number 64750
Collected with Borchsenius, F.
Country Ecuador
Subpart ESMERALDAS
County  
Locality New road from Lita towards San Lorenzo, km.19 from Lita. Disturbed forest close to the road
Coordinates 0° 50' N 78° 34' W
Minimum elevation (m) 900
Maximum elevation (m) 900
Start date 1987/10/14
End date 1987/10/14
Family Arecaceae
Identification Aiphanes erinacea (Karst.)Wendl.
Determined by F. Borchsenius & R. Bernal
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Cespitose with up to 4 stems. Stem 3-5 m, 3.5-5 cm diam, sparsely spiny, internodes 9 cm 2 cm below crown, 2 cm just below crown; sheath 42 cm, open almost to base; petiole 45 cm; rachis 115 cm; pinnae 10-11 per side, inserted in paris, spaced by 15 cm, basal pinnae 15 x 8 cm, middle pinnae (upper of a pair) 40 x 19 cm, middle pinnae (lower of a pair) 32 x 18 cm, apical pinnae 32 x 25. Inflorescence bud interfoliar, erect; prophyll 73 cm, cream at base, green in central part, brown, wilted, fibrous apically, with spines ca. 5 mm long, abaxially; peduncular bract 120 cm, cream at base, green above, brown-tomentose, 2.2 cm diam., with no spines; rachis 75 cm; rachillae 180.

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