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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 6479
Collected with Rios, M. and G. Quezada
Country Ecuador
Subpart NAPO
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Locality Sta. Rita W of Archidona. Montane forest.
Coordinates 0° 52' S 77° 48' W
Minimum elevation (m) 800
Maximum elevation (m) 1130
Start date 1996/08/12
End date 1996/08/12
Family Arecaceae
Identification Bactris macroacantha Mart.
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Field notes Cespitose with 10 stems to 2-4 m tall, 3-4 cm diam., loosely spiny, particularly below the nodes. Lvs. 6, sheath 54 cm, loosely spiny, petiole 35-49 cm, with loose spines to 7 cm long, rachis 129-145 cm long, pinnae 8-13 per side, in groups of 2 (occasionally 1-3), the apical pinnae broadest. Between Santa Rosa and Untsuants. Common in secondary forest and sometimes in pastures along the trail. Only found from just before Santa Rosa and onwards during 4 days of walking between "18 de Febrero" and Untsuants.

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