| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 8207 |
| Collected with | D. Pedersen, L.S. Damgaard, K.Ø. Madsen, A. Alvarado, A. Serralta, A. Moo, O. Alvarado, R. Duno, G. Dzib & L.M. Calvo |
| Country | Mexico |
| Subpart | Quintana Roo |
| County | |
| Locality | Municipio Othón P. Blanco. 79.5 km SW of Chetumal, 17 km SE of the village of Ejido Caobas. Semievergreen tropical rainforest on limestone |
| Coordinates | 18° 18' 33.2'' N 89° 1' 47.7'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 190 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 2010/02/23 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Desmoncus orthacanthos Mart. |
| Determined by | H. Balslev |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Juvenile. Solitary liana. Stem 1 cm wide. Leaves 5, inserted 26 cm apart; leaf sheath closed, 18 cm long including a 3 cm long ochrea, spiny; spines 1,5 cm long, black. Petiole 10-22 cm long, section margined, spiny; spines to 3 cm long, black; rachis 8-44 cm long; lamina pinnate, flat-bushy, glabrous; pinnae 4-7 per side, insertion irregular, basal pinna 8-14 cm long, middle pinna 8-11 cm long, apical pinna 6-9 cm long. Vernacular name: Bayal. Informant: Carlos Varguez. Transect HB1539, subunit no. 023; UTM 16Q-0285450-2025593 |
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