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Collector Bernal, R.
Number 4691
Collected with L.A. Núñez, H. Balslev & D. Pedersen
Country Colombia
Subpart Amazonas
County  
Locality 17.5 km WNW of La Pedrera, 1 km N of the village Loma Linda by the Caqueta river. Along walking trail. Primary tropical rain forest.
Coordinates 1° 15' 49'' S 69° 43' 43'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 109
Maximum elevation (m) 109
Start date 2011/01/24
End date 2011/01/24
Family Arecaceae
Identification Bactris acanthocarpa var. exscapa Barb.Rodr.
Determined by H. Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary understory palm. Stem with few visible roots at base. Leaves 15; leaf sheath 29 cm long, open, with 1-9 cm long black spines; petiole 94 cm long, with 2-9 cm long black spines; rachis 155 cm long, with black spines; lamina pinnate, 155 cm long, 95 cm wide, bushy; pinnae 20 per side, regularly inserted, basal pinna 49 cm long, middle pinna 52 cm long, apical pinna 46 cm long. Infructescence infrafoliar; peduncle 10 cm long, 1.3 cm wide; rachis 12 cm long, 1.3 cm wide; rachillae 21, 1.2-2.8 cm long. Fruits red with 0.3 cm long black spines, 1.3 cm long, 1 cm wide. DNA sample not taken. Transect 1038, subunit no. 50, inside transect

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