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| Collector | Pedersen, H. B. |
| Number | 97623 |
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| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | COTOPAXI |
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| Locality | Union del Toachi - San Francisco de Las Pampas road, near km 28. Disturbed forest. |
| Coordinates | 0° 26' S 78° 57' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1600 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1600 |
| Start date | 1990/10/21 |
| End date | 1990/10/21 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Chamaedorea pinnatifrons (Jacq.)Oerst. |
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| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Stem green glabrous and bamboo-like, 204 cm tall, dbh. 1.5 cm, with short stilt roots at the base. 3 leaves with sigmoid pinnae. 3 unusually large infrafoliar inflorescences and infructescences, oldest infructescence orange-coloured with mature globular fruits. Vernacular name: Molimillo (spanish). The lower part of the stem with stilt roots still attached is used as a whisk. Informants: Cesár Tapía and family. |
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