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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8643
Collected with I. Olivares, N. Balslev, F. Bonde Jensen & M. Ninazunta
Country Ecuador
Subpart Orellana
County  
Locality 240 km ESE of Quito, 63-75 km ESE of Coca, 32-36 km SE of Pompeya, at km 44 along oil company road from Pompeya, ca. 3 km W of NPF station. Transect: HB 066, subunit no. 026
Coordinates 0° 41' 19'' S 76° 27' 1'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 277
Maximum elevation (m) 277
Start date 2012/08/06
End date 2012/08/06
Family Arecaceae
Identification Geonoma stricta var. trailii (Burret)A.J.Hend.
Determined by H.Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Cespitose understory palm. Stem 1 m high, 1.1-1.2 cm in diameter, smooth; internodes 1.5-3.0 cm long, green to brown. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 5 per stem; leaf sheath 8-9 cm long, open to base; petiole 12 cm long, cross-section just below blade round, near sheath with sharp margins; rachis 42 cm long; lamina pinnate, flat, glabrous, 50 cm long, 26 cm wide. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 9 cm long, 1.8 cm wide, peduncular bract absent; peduncle 1.5-2 cm long, 0.6 cm wide; spike 7-15 cm long. Flowers sunken. Infructescence infrafoliar; peduncle 3 cm long; rachis 15 cm long. Fruits black, smooth. Silica gel sample taken

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