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Collector Bernal, R.
Number 4538
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, behind Murciélago, approximately 1 km inland to the SW from rivershore at the high point called Vista Hermosa, 188 km WNW of Inírida. Tropical rain forest on low rolling terra firme hills; canopy 20-30 m tall, many thin stems.
Coordinates 3° 33' 31.8'' N 69° 36' .7'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 161
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2009/09/24
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Bactris hirta var. pectinata (Mart.)Govaerts
Determined by R. Bernal & H. Balslev (COL&AAU), 2009
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Cespitose, understory palm. Stem aerial, 1.2 m high, 1 cm thick; internodes 6.5 cm long, >stem diameter, brown, smooth, with old leaf bases persisting. Leaves 3 per stem; sheaths 23 cm long, open, with black, 1 cm long spines; petiole 52.5 cm long, round in cross section; rachis 63 cm long; lamina pinnate, flat; pinnae 12 per side, inserted in groups of 1-5, basal pinna 24 cm, middle pinna 32 cm, apical pinna 26 cm long. Inflorescence infrafoliar. Transect HB1023, subunit no. 037; UTM 19N-433339-393385.

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