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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8208
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. 77 km SW of Chetumal, 13.5 km SE of the village of Ejido Caobas. Semievergreen tropical rainforest on limestone
Coordinates 18° 21' 6.9'' N 89° 1' 5.3'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 158
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2010/02/23
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Sabal yapa C.Wright ex Becc.
Determined by H. Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary canopy palm. Stem 8.55 m high, 18-26 cm thick, rough, brown; internodes 2.5-19 cm long. Leaves 18; leafsheath open, splits in the middle, petiole + sheath 179-185 cm long, petiole section margined; costa 67-80 cm long; lamina palmate, 255 cm long, 257 cm wide, flat, glabrous; segments 46 per leaf, 140 cm long, each segment consist of 2-3 pinnae, segments are fused for the first 40 cm, pinnae are fused for the first 80 cm. Inflorescence 6, interfoliar; prophyll 23-28 cm long, 7-9 cm wide, herbaceous to woody; peduncular bracts 6-8, 29-39 cm long, inserted 10 cm from base, green, herbaceous to woody; peduncle 110 cm long, 4 cm wide; rachis 220 cm long, 0.5-3 cm wide; rachillae 20-21 per rachis, 15-120 cm long, branched one time. Flowers immature, sessile. Vernacular name: Huano macho. Informant: Carlos Varguez. From Transect HB1539, subunit no. 101; UTM 16Q-0286748-2030303

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