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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8221
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. 84 km SW of Chetumal, 9.5 km S of Ejido Tres Garantías. Semievergreen tropical rainforest on limestone
Coordinates 18° 6' 19.4'' N 88° 59' 8.4'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 170
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2010/02/26
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Desmoncus orthacanthos Mart.
Determined by H. Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Juvenile. Cespitose understory palm. Stem 12 m long, 1.2 cm thick, smooth; internodes 13 cm long, green. Leaves 7; petiole 3-13 cm long, section margined, with black spines, 0.5-4,5 cm long; rachis 4-54 cm long, with black spines, 0.5-3.5 cm long; lamina pinnate, 8.5-34 cm wide, 7-61 cm long, flat, glabrous; pinnae 4-9 per side, basal pinna 4-18 cm long, middle pinna 5-17 cm long, apical pinna 4.5-12 cm long. Vernacular name: Bayal. Informant: Carlos Varguez. Transect HB1544, subunit no. 095; UTM 16Q-0289882-2002976.

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