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Collector Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.
Number 1862
Collected with et al.
Country Guyana
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Locality Gunn's, Essequibo River. Forest near airstrip
Coordinates 1° 39' N 58° 38' W
Minimum elevation (m) 240
Maximum elevation (m) 260
Start date 1989/09/27
End date 1989/09/27
Family Arecaceae
Identification Mauritia flexuosa L.f.
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Field notes Tree to 15 m. Petiole 2.40 cm long. Leaflets up to 2 m long, somewhat blueish-green below, about 250 leaflets, division to about 30 cm from the base. Inflorescence 2 m long, rachis 8 cm in diam., green, white powdered, margin of sheath reddish, branches 1.20 m long, about 22 branches, each branch with about 50 spikelets, bracts pale green. Fruits green, 5 mm long. ltd-palm. Separate: fruits separate

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