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Collector Skov, F.
Number 64820
Collected with Borchsenius, F. & Klitgaard, B. B.
Country Ecuador
Subpart ESMERALDAS
County  
Locality New road from Lita towards San Lorenzo, 15 - 18 km from Lita. Disturbed montane forest close to road
Coordinates 0° 50' N 78° 34' W
Minimum elevation (m) 900
Maximum elevation (m) 900
Start date 1987/11/11
End date 1987/11/11
Family Arecaceae
Identification Geonoma cuneata var. gracilis (H.A. Wendl. ex Spruce)Skov
Determined by F. Skov (AAU) 1989.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary. Stem 1m, 1-1.5 cm diam, light brown; internodes1 cm at base, 2-3 cm above. Leaves 9, erect and arching; sheath open to base, 6 cm long; petiole 18 cm, rounded below, flat above, green; rachis 12-14 cm; blade entire, triangular in outline, deeply bifid at apex, each half ending in a 3 cm long tip, blade 30 x 20 cm, veins 14 per side, pronounced. Infructescence interfoliar, erect, spicate; prophyll 10 x 7 cm, brown, fibrous; peduncular bract inserted 3 cm above prophyll, 20 cm long, green below, brown and fibrous above; peduncle 46 cm, 3 mm diam, green; spike 15 x 0.5 cm, dark red; immature fruits yellow on lower side, green on upper side, 8 x 7 mm, pointed at apex.

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