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Collector Bernal, R.
Number 4684
Collected with L.A. Núñez, H. Balslev & D. Pedersen
Country Colombia
Subpart Amazonas
County  
Locality 17 km WNW of La Pedrera, 1 km NE of the village Loma Linda by the Caqueta river. Primary tropical rain forest on terra firme
Coordinates 1° 13' 58'' S 69° 43' 22'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 158
Maximum elevation (m) 158
Start date 2011/01/22
End date 2011/01/22
Family Arecaceae
Identification Desmoncus mitis var. mitis Mart.
Determined by H. Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary understory palm. Stem 4.05 m long, brown, rough; internodes 7 cm long, less than stem diameter; base of stem with cone of 24 roots, 43 cm long, 1.2 cm thick. Leaves 7; leaf sheath 28 cm long, open; petiole 47 cm long, round; rachis 76 cm long; lamina pinnate, 76 cm long, 56 cm wide, glabrous; pinnae 12 per side, regularly inserted, basal pinna 22 cm long, middle pinna 32 cm long, apical pinna 15 cm long. Inflorescence infrafoliar. DNA sample not taken. Transect 1034, subunit no. 52, inside transect.

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