| Collector | Silverstone-Sopkin, P.A. |
| Number | 10034 |
| Collected with | N. Paz, A. Giraldo & M. Cerna |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | Cotopaxi |
| County | |
| Locality | Canton Pujili. Reserva Ecologica Los Ilinizas, Sector II (Sector Sur), sector Chuspitambo, al occidente de Choasilli, Cordillera Occidental, vertiente occidental, bosque nublado primario |
| Coordinates | 0° 58' 42'' S 79° 6' 22'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1725 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1725 |
| Start date | 2003/08/11 |
| End date | 2003/08/11 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Prestoea acuminata (Willd.)H.E.Moore |
| Determined by | H. Balslev |
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| Field notes | Palma con tallo ca. 14 m de alto; pseudocaule (crownshaft) presente, subcuadrangular en x.s.; peciolo 38-41 cm l.; raquis de hoja 250 cm l.; foliolos 47-48 por lado, hasta 61 cm l., en 2 filas; infructescencia intrafoliar, pedunculo 11-12 cm l., parte fructifera 66-70 cm l., ramas 45-47; fruto negro, globoso, 12 x 12 mm |
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