| Collector | Bernal, R. |
| Number | 4493 |
| Collected with | H. Balslev, L. Mesa, D. Pedersen, J.C. Garcés, F.J. Horacio, N. Morueta, L. Skov Jensen, E. Romero |
| Country | Colombia |
| Subpart | Guainía |
| County | |
| Locality | Río Guaviare N bank, Piedra Veradal, 9 km NE of Cumaral, 100 km WNW of Inírida. Tropical rainforest on floodplain, near large (20x40 m) rock sticking 15 m out of the ground. |
| Coordinates | 3° 44' 53.8'' N 68° 49' 43.8'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 119 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 2009/09/14 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Bactris simplicifrons Mart. |
| Determined by | R. Bernal & H. Balslev |
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| Field notes | Cespitose, understory palm. Stem 0.94 m high, 0.8 cm thick; internodes 6 cm long, > stem diameter, brown, smooth. Leaves 6 per stem; sheaths 13 cm long, open, with black, 0.5-1 cm long spines; petiole 17.5 cm long, margined in cross-section, with black, 1 cm long spines; lamina flat with one segment per side. Inflorescence infrafoliar. Specimen include adult and seedling. Transect HB1012, subunit no. 058; UTM 19N-519007-414306. |
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