| Collector | Bernal, R. |
| Number | 4523 |
| 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' 26.2'' N 69° 34' 10.8'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 152 |
| 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, 1.5 m long, 0.3 cm thick; internodes 9 cm long, >stem diameter, smooth. Leaves 6 per stem; sheath 16 cm long, closed; petiole 10 cm long, round in cross section; rachis 16 cm long; lamina pinnate, flat; pinnae 3 per side, basal pinna 19 cm, middle pinna 18 cm, apical pinna 17 cm long. Juvenile. Transect HB1019, subunit no. 051; UTM 19N-436730-393211. |
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