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| Collector | Bernal, R. |
| Number | 4686 |
| Collected with | L.A. Núñez, H. Balslev & D. Pedersen |
| Country | Colombia |
| Subpart | Amazonas |
| County | |
| Locality | 19.2 km WNW of La Pedrera, 1.8 km NW of the village Loma Linda, 2 km up the Caqueta river from village. Primary tropical rain forest on terra firme |
| Coordinates | 1° 15' 30'' S 69° 44' 31'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 85 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 85 |
| Start date | 2011/01/23 |
| End date | 2011/01/23 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Desmoncus polyacanthos Mart. |
| Determined by | H. Balslev |
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| Field notes | Solitary midstory liana. Stem 18 m long, 2.2 cm thick, covered by leaf sheaths; internodes 8 cm long. Leaf sheath (visible) 7 cm long, with 1.3 cm long black spines; petiole 2.1 cm long, section round, with 1.3 cm long black spines; rachis 92 cm long, with 1-1.5 cm long black spines; lamina pinnate, 92 cm long, 31 cm wide, glabrous; pinnae 12 per side, regularly inserted, basal pinna 15 cm long, middle pinna 20 cm long, apical pinna 19 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; peduncular bract 15 cm long, brown, woody, with 1.5 cm long black spines; rachis 2 cm long, 1 cm wide; rachillae 12, 4-8 cm long. DNA sample not taken. Transect 1035, from transect. |
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