| Collector | Bernal, R. |
| Number | 4522 |
| 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 |
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| 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' 27.6'' N 69° 34' 9.6'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 160 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 2009/09/22 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Desmoncus polyacanthos var. polyacanthos Mart. |
| Determined by | R. Bernal & H. Balslev |
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| Field notes | Understory, cespitose, liana palm. Stem aerial, 2 m long, 0.3 cm thick, smooth, covered with leaf bases. Leaves 7 per stem; sheaths 25 cm long, closed; petiole 18 cm long; rachis 54 cm long; lamina pinnate, flat, with 3 pinnae per side, basal pinna 21 cm, middle pinna 23 cm, apical pinna 2.5 cm long; cirrus 27 cm long with hooks. Transect HB1019, subunit no. 039; UTM 19N-436767-393254. |
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