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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 62520
Collected with Galeano, G. & Bernal, R. & Bergmann, B.
Country Ecuador
Subpart EL ORO
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Locality West andean slopes near the coastal plain ca. 30 km N of Machala (Rio Bonito) along Guayaquil road and 6 km to the east along trail. Tropical humid forest on steep slopes.
Coordinates 3° 11' S 79° 41' W
Minimum elevation (m) 300
Maximum elevation (m) 300
Start date 1987/05/14
End date 1987/05/14
Family Arecaceae
Identification Pholidostachys dactyloides H. E. Moore
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Field notes Solitary palm. Trunk 390 cm long, diam 6.5 cm, brown, rough. Number of leaves 12. Leafsheath and petiole 140 cm long, diam below lowermost pinnae 1.7 cm. Cross section flat above, rounded below, with sharp margins between the two surfaces. Number of pinnae 10 - 11 per side. Number of primary nerves per pinnae on one side: 10 - 4 - 4 - 5 - 4 - 7 - 7 - 5 - 3 - 5 - 7. Basal pinnae erect 75 x 8 cm. Mid pinnae in one plane 70 x 9 cm, apical pinnae in one plane 55 x 10 cm. Rachis 155 cm long, flattened for basal for 60 cm, angled adaxially, rounded abaxially. Number of infructescences 2, interfoliar. Duplicates: AAU, QCA, QCNE, COL. Dupl. 6.

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