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Collector Galeano, G.
Number 8155
Collected with H. Balslev, I.L. Olivares, J. Carreño, J.C. Copete, D. Jiménez, S. Valenciá & L.A. Núñez
Country Colombia
Subpart Valle del Cauca
County  
Locality 24 km NW of Buenaventura, 18 km ENE of Bahía Málaga naval base. La Plata. Sitio El Divorcio. Wet tropical rainforest on hills behind mangrove.
Coordinates 4° 3' 41.136'' N 77° 11' 37.798'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 17
Maximum elevation (m) 17
Start date 2011/08/17
End date 2011/08/17
Family Arecaceae
Identification Wettinia radiata (O.F.Cook & Doyle) R.Bernal
Determined by G.Galeano (COL) & H.Balslev (AAU)
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Field notes Solitary palm. Stem 4 m long, 9.5 cm thick. Stilt roots 12, 2.5m long, 4 cm thick. Crownshaft 1.3 m long. Leaves 8; sheath 1.29 m long, closed, dark green; petiole 93 cm long; rachis 3.57 m long; lamina pinnate; pinnae 12 per side, regularly inserted, each pinna divided to the base into 4-7 segments; basal pinna 51 cm long, middle pinna 71 cm long, apical pinna 36 cm long. Infructescence infrafoliar; peduncular bract brown; peduncle 20 cm long; rachis 3 cm long; rachillae 5, 40-42 cm long. Fruits yellow, 3.5 cm long, 2 cm wide. Transect: HB 1046

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