| Collector | Svenning, J.-C. |
| Number | 145 |
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| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | NAPO |
| County | |
| Locality | Mainly old-growth tropical rain forest, near the Yasuní Scientific Station |
| Coordinates | 0° 40' S 76° 23' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 208 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 250 |
| Start date | 1995/03/18 |
| End date | 1995/03/23 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Geonoma brongniartii Mart. |
| Determined by | Svenning, J.-C. (AAU), 1995 |
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| Field notes | Small understory palm. Solitary. Stem yellow-brown, 40.5 cm long and varying irregularly between 1.5-2.5 cm in diameter. Uppermost 2 cm of stem covered with dead leaf sheaths. Roots leave the stem on the lowermost 28 cm, especially the basal 5 cm. Leaves 7 + spearleaf. Leaves with 3-5 pinnae per side. Secondary veins protrude alternately above and below. Morphometry of the longest leaf (no. 4 from below): petiole 70 cm long and rachis 44 cm long. 2 purple-red spicate infructescences in the axil of a persistent leaf sheath of a dead leaf. The spikes are 37 and 33 cm long, respectively. The fruits are green. |
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