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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 62492
Collected with Galeano, G. & Bernal, R. & Bergmann, B.
Country Ecuador
Subpart NAPO
County  
Locality Quito - Tena road 5 km south of Cosanga. Montane forest.
Coordinates 0° 38' S 77° 50' W
Minimum elevation (m) 2100
Maximum elevation (m) 2100
Start date 1987/05/06
End date 1987/05/06
Family Arecaceae
Identification Geonoma orbignyana subsp. orbignyana Mart.
Determined by A. Henderson
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary. Stem to 1.5 m tall, 2 - 3 cm diam, light brown, smooth, internodes 2 - 3 cm long. Leaves 3 - 6 in the crown. Sheath and petiole 61 - 85 cm long, open to the base, sheathing for the basal 10 - 15 cm, rounded below, flat above with sharp margins between the two surfaces, purplish. Rachis 41 - 45 cm long, angled above almost from base. Pinnae 3 - 4 per side, all with more than one primary nerve. Primary nerves 33 per side. Inflorescence interfoliar, green and erect when young, purple and pendulous in the fruiting stage. Ripe fruits globose, black.

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