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Collector Galeano, G.
Number 8167
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 32 km NW of Buenaventura, 15 km NNE of Bahía Málaga naval base. La Plata. Sitio El Corozal. Wet tropical rainforest on hills behind mangrove.
Coordinates 4° 5' 25.764'' N 77° 16' 6.402'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 45
Maximum elevation (m) 45
Start date 2011/08/18
End date 2011/08/18
Family Arecaceae
Identification Aiphanes tricuspidata Borchsenius, Bernal & Ruiz
Determined by G.Galeano (COL) & H.Balslev (AAU)
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Field notes Cespitose midstory palm. Stem 5 m high, 4 cm thick, covered with 6 cm long spines. Roots 8 visible, 12 cm long, 1.5 cm thick. Leaves 7 per stem; sheath 31 cm long, open, with 4 cm long black spines; petiole 32 cm long, section round; rachis 123 cm long, with a brown indumentum and 2 cm long yellow spines; lamina pinnate; pinnae 11 per side, pilose and with scattered to 4 cm long spines below; basal pinna 19 cm long, 5 cm wide, middle pinna 29 cm long, 15 cm wide, apical pinna 31 cm long, 48 cm wide. Infructescence interfoliar, upright; prophyll 43 cm long, woody; peduncle 186 cm long, with 1-2 cm long yellow spines; rachis 39 cm long; rachillae 15, 8-37 cm long. Fruits immature, green, 1x1 cm. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 1047

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