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Collector Bernal, R.
Number 4521
Collected with H. Balslev, L. Mesa, D. Pedersen, J.C. Garcés, F.J. Horacio, N. Morueta, L. Skov Jensen, A. Gaitan and R. Gaitan
Country Colombia
Subpart Guainía
County  
Locality Río Guaviare S bank, 2.5 km SE of Murciélago, inland to the S across active and abandoned fields; 184 km WSW of Inírida. Tropical rain forest on low rolling terra firme hills; canopy 20-30 m tall, many thin stems.
Coordinates 3° 33' 33.3'' N 69° 34' 5.6'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 161
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2009/09/22
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Astrocaryum gynacanthum Mart.
Determined by R. Bernal & H. Balslev
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Field notes Solitary, midstory palm. Stem aerial, 4.2 m high, 5 cm thick; internodes 4.5 cm long, < stem diameter, black, with up to 8 cm long spines Leaves 10-12 per stem; sheaths 56 cm long, open, with black, 0.5-3 cm long spines; petiole 25 cm long, round in cross section, with black, 1-6 cm long spines; rachis 154 cm long, with black, 0.5-3 cm long spines; lamina pinnate, flat; pinnae 26 per side, regularly inserted, basal pinna 53 cm, middle pinna 67 cm, apical pinna 44 cm long. Transect HB1019, subunit no. 001; UTM 19N-436890-393430.

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