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Collector Skov, F.
Number 64821
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 Bactris hondurensis Standl.
Determined by Borchsenius, F. (AAU), 1996.
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Field notes Cespitose. Stem 1 m, 1-1.5 cm diam; dark brown, hard, armed with few spines to 0.5 cm, internodes 3 cm. Leaves 11, erect and arching; sheath open to base, 15 cm, armed with numerous black spines to 1 cm; petiole 22 cm, unarmed, green; rachis 19 cm; blade entire, 41 X 38 cm, deeply bifid at apex, margins lined apically with very small spinules. Inflorescence infrafoliar, recurving; prophyll 8 X 2 cm, cream, very sparsely spinose; peduncular bract 18 X 3 cm, densely armed with black spines to 0.5 cm; peduncle 9 cm, sparsely spinose; rachis 1 cm; rachillae to 2 cm long.

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