Road Yangana-Valladolid km 14-15 (S of Loja). Mossy montane forest with short gnarled trees with epiphyte covered stems and branches.
Coordinates
4° 25' S 79° 10' W
Minimum elevation (m)
2300
Maximum elevation (m)
2350
Start date
2000/08/10
End date
2000/08/10
Family
Arecaceae
Identification
Prestoea acuminata var. acuminata (Willd.)H.E.Moore
Determined by
H. Balslev
Identification qualifier
Field notes
"Cespitose, stems to 7 m tall, 5 cm diameter. Leaves 8-9, sheath ca. 40 cm, closed, deep purple; petiole very short; blade ca. 120x80 cm. Infructescences infrafoliar, woody at base, branches succulent."
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