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| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 62089 |
| Collected with | Henderson, A. & Borchsenius, F. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | PICHINCHA |
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| Locality | Road from Quito to Puerto Quito, at junction of turn off to Mindo. Montane forest. |
| Coordinates | 0° 2' S 78° 45' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1700 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1700 |
| Start date | 1986/05/10 |
| End date | 1986/05/10 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Ceroxylon alpinum subsp. ecuadorense Galeano |
| Determined by | G. Galeano |
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| Field notes | Stem solitary, erect, 5 m tall, 15 cm in diam., smooth, grey. Leaves ca. 12; sheaths forming a short indistinct crownshaft; petiole 80 cm long, 7 cm in diam. at middle, channeled above, round below with sharp margins; rachis 250 cm long; pinnae 98 per side, basal one 52 x 0.5 cm, middle 72 x 3 cm, apical one 38 x 1 cm (apical 8 pinnae joined at their apices), evenly spaced and all in one plane. Inflorescence interfoliar, staminate, pendulous at anthesis; rachis 84 cm long; primary branches 65 with 10-30 rachillae, all parts creamy-white. Many Ceroxylon of this species at staminate anthesis in this area. |
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