| Collector | Bernal, R. |
| Number | 4531 |
| 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, 2.6 km SSE of Murciélago, inland to the S across active and abandoned fields and into virgin forest; 183 km WSW of Inírida. Tropical rain forest on low rolling terra firme hills; canopy 20-30 m tall, many thin stems. |
| Coordinates | 3° 32' 58'' N 69° 34' 36.3'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 173 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 2009/09/23 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Desmoncus mitis subsp. leptospadix (Mart.) A.J. Hend. |
| Determined by | R. Bernal & H. Balslev |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Cespitose, understory, liana palm. Stem aerial, 7 m long, 0.4 cm thick; internodes 21 cm long, >stem diameter, smooth. Leaves 21 per stem, well spaced; sheaths 22 cm long, closed, with up to 1 cm long spines in basal leaves; petiole 6 cm long, margined in cross section; rachis 35 cm long, plus 33 cm long cirrus; lamina pinnate, flat; pinnae 5 per side + 4 acanthophylls, basal pinna 13 cm, middle pinna 16 cm long. Transect HB1021, subunit no. 026; UTM 19N-435942-392347. |
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