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Collector Bernal, R.
Number 4687
Collected with L.A. Núñez, H. Balslev & D. Pedersen
Country Colombia
Subpart Amazonas
County  
Locality 20.5 km WNW of La Pedrera, 3.5 km NW of the village Loma Linda. North coast of island in the Caqueta river. Primary tropical rain forest on floodplain
Coordinates 1° 14' 58'' S 69° 45' 1'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 103
Maximum elevation (m) 103
Start date 2011/01/23
End date 2011/01/23
Family Arecaceae
Identification Geonoma laxiflora Mart.
Determined by H. Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Cespitose understory palm. Stem 2-4 m high, 1.5 cm thick; internodes 4.4 cm long; base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 8-10 per stem; leaf sheath 5 cm long, open; petiole 11.4 cm long, section margined; rachis 26.3 cm long; lamina entire, 26.3 cm long, 18.2 cm wide, glabrous. Inflorescence infrafoliar; prophyll 1.2 cm long, 2.3 cm wide, herbaceous; peduncular bract 4 cm long, inserted 1 cm from base, brown, herbaceous; peduncle 5 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; rachis 7.6 cm long, 0.8 cm wide; rachillae 8, 27-34 cm long. DNA sample not taken. Transect 1036, subunit no. 1, inside transect.

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