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Collector Galeano, G.
Number 8158
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 aequalis (Cook & Doyle)R. Bernal
Determined by G.Galeano (COL) & H.Balslev (AAU)
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary palm. Stem 8 m high; internodes 2 cm long, < stem diameter, green. Crownshaft present. Leaves 6; sheath 80 cm long, closed; petiole 20 cm long, section round; rachis 3 m long; lamina pinnate; pinnae 37 per side, regularly inserted in groups of 2; basal pinna 55 cm long, middle pinna 71 cm long, apical pinna 41 cm long. Inflorescence/infructescence infrafoliar, multiple; prophyll 2 cm long, 1 cm wide, woody; peduncular bract 10 cm long, inserted 4 cm from base, brown, herbaceous; peduncle 10 cm long, 3 cm wide; rachis 5 cm long, 2 cm wide; rachillae 6, 15-20 cm long. Flowers sessile, cream. Fruits green, 2.5x2.5 cm. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 1046

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