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Collector Pedersen, H. B.
Number 97618
Collected with Evans, D.
Country Ecuador
Subpart PASTAZA
County  
Locality North of Rio Pastaza, near the Achuar village of Mashient southwest of Copataza. Along trail through primary forest.
Coordinates 2° 8' S 77° 18' W
Minimum elevation (m) 500
Maximum elevation (m) 500
Start date 1990/10/04
End date 1990/10/04
Family Arecaceae
Identification Prestoea ensiformis (Ruiz & Pav.)H.E. Moore
Determined by H.B. Pedersen (AAU).
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Caespitose understory palm. Stem 7.8 m tall, DBH: 7 cm. 11 leaves, leafsheath 40 cm, encircling the stem at forming a brown somewhat messy crownshaft, petiole 50 cm, rachis 285, pinnae 2 x 48 - all in one plane and equally distributed along the rachis. Infructescence infrafoliar, orange-colored with black fruits, peduncle 33 cm, rachis 42 cm, with 77 rachillae.

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