AAU Herbarium Database

Collector	Bernal, R.
Number	4484
Collected with	H. Balslev, L. Mesa, D. Pedersen, J.C. Garcés, F.J. Horacio, N. Morueta, L. Skov Jensen, E. Ramirez, R. M. Chipiaje
Country	Colombia
Subpart	Guainía
County
Locality	Río Guaviare S bank, 4.8 km SE of Pto. Esperanza, 50 km WNW of Inírida. Tropical rainforest on flood plain.
Coordinates	3° 51' 42.3'' N 68° 23' 2.6'' W
Minimum elevation (m)	100
Maximum elevation (m)	0
Start date	2009/09/11
End date	0/00/00
Family	Arecaceae
Identification	Bactris brongniartii Mart.
Determined by	R. Bernal & H. Balslev
Identification qualifier
Field notes	Cespitose, midstory palm. Stem aerial, 6.5 m high, 5 cm thick; internodes 12 cm, > stem diameter, smooth. No crownshaft. Leaves 11 per stem; sheaths open, 62 cm long, with yellow-white, 5 cm long spines; petiole 65 cm long, margined in cross-section, with yellow-white, 5 cm long spines; rachis 200-212 cm long, with yellow-white, 4 cm long spines; lamina pinnate, bushy, glabrous; pinnae inserted irregularly in groups of 3-5. Infructescence interfoliar; peduncular bract, woody, 44 cm long, with brown, 3 cm long spines; peducle 41 cm long, 1.5 cm thick, with black spines; rachis 14 cm long, with 1.5 cm long spines. Fruits green, 1.1 cm long, 1.5 cm wide. Transect HB1008, subnit no. 078; UTM 19N-568385-426872.

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