| Collector | Pedersen, H. B. |
| Number | 97601 |
| Collected with | Foster, R. & Plotkin, M. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | ESMERALDAS |
| County | |
| Locality | Between Rio Santiago and Rio Cayapa, near the village of Valdez (at Estero Maria). Old growth forest. |
| Coordinates | 1° 3' S 78° 55' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 1990/09/03 |
| End date | 1990/09/03 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Geonoma irena Borchs. |
| Determined by | Borchsenius, F. (AAU), 1996. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Understory palm growing in a dense cluster of 10 stems. Stem to 1 m tall, with conspicous leafscars. Vernacular name: Cococito |
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