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| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 4623 |
| Collected with | and D. Irvine |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | NAPO |
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| Locality | Comuna San José de Payamino at Río Payamino 4-5 hours upstream from Coca in motor cano. Tropical rain forest and old gardens. Information: Silverio Jipa (33 years, married, 4 kids) and others from the community. |
| Coordinates | 0° 30' S 77° 18' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 300 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 300 |
| Start date | 1983/12/01 |
| End date | 1983/12/07 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Desmoncus giganteus A.J.Hend. |
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| Field notes | Quichua: A varity of "Urpi-chonta". Liana. Stem 25 m long, growing out of the ground, ca 1.5 cm diam at the base, smooth, the upper 10 m with leaves, spaced at ca 40 cm intervals, on this part the stem is covered with the spiny leafsheaths, and then ca 3-4 cm in diam incl. the sheaths, spines brown to 3 cm long; petiole 20-30 cm long, spiny; each side with 9-10 pinna, inserted opposite one another or alternately, the rachis slightly spiny at the base, beyond the pinna the rachis is prolonged into a 150 cm long extension with 8-9 pairs of backwords pointed spines, the part of the leaf that bears pinna c. 2 m long. No fruits or flowers seen. Duplicates: NY, QCA, AAU, K, QCNE, Latinreco. |
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