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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 60650
Collected with Henderson, A.
Country Ecuador
Subpart MORONA-SANTIAGO
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Locality Patuca near Río Upano 12 km east of Mendez. Steep slope with forest remnants.
Coordinates 2° 43' S 78° 12' W
Minimum elevation (m) 600
Maximum elevation (m) 600
Start date 1985/07/12
End date 1985/07/12
Family Arecaceae
Identification Socratea exorrhiza (Mart.)H. Wendl.
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Field notes Stem 8 m tall, 11 cm diam. at base and at apex, supported by 1.5 m cone of brown spiny stilt-roots. Crown shaft 150 cm, greyish green. Leaves 6. Petiole 24 cm. Rachis 188 cm with 19 pinnae per side, divided into (from base) 1, 1, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 5, 6, 7, 6, 5, 5, 8, 4, 4, 2, 1, 1, 1 segments. Proximal segments erect and arching. Inflorescence with staminate flowers just fallen, white, with bracts still on peduncle, second inflorescence bud removed from crown-shaft. Duplicates: AAU, K, NY, QCA, QCNE.

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