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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 62104
Collected with Henderson, A. & Borchsenius, F.
Country Ecuador
Subpart ESMERALDAS
County  
Locality Road from Ibarra to Lita, 8-11 km beyond Lita.
Coordinates 0° 5' N 78° 27' W
Minimum elevation (m) 800
Maximum elevation (m) 900
Start date 1986/05/14
End date 1986/05/16
Family Arecaceae
Identification Chamaedorea linearis (Ruiz & Pav.)Mart.
Determined by Borchsenius, F. (AAU), 1996.
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Field notes Stem solitary, erect, 5 m tall, 4 cm diam., green, with prominent nodes 13 cm apart. Leaves 5; sheaths forming a 50 cm dark green shaft; sheaths 60 cm; petiole 33 cm, grooved above, green; rachis 190 cm long; pinnae 19 per side, sigmoid, all in one plane, erectly spaced, equal, lower one 55 x 6 cm, middle one 80 x 11 cm, apical one 35 x 11 cm. Infructescences infrafoliar, solitary at nodes; peduncle 47 cm long, flattened; prophyll and 4 peduncular bracts; rachis 13 cm long; rachillae 14, 9 -12 cm long, immature fruits asymmetrical 2.5 x 2 cm, green.

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