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Collector Bernal, R.
Number 4697
Collected with L.A. Núñez, H. Balslev & D. Pedersen
Country Colombia
Subpart Amazonas
County  
Locality 42.3 km W of La Pedrera, 0.7 km SE of the village Los Ingleses by the Caqueta river. On high ground behind the village. Primary tropical rain forest on terra firme.
Coordinates 1° 22' 37'' S 69° 57' 30'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 101
Maximum elevation (m) 101
Start date 2011/01/26
End date 2011/01/26
Family Arecaceae
Identification Bactris corossilla H.Karst.
Determined by H. Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary understory palm. Stem 1.30 m long, 2 cm thick, covered by leaf bases; internodes 2 cm long; base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 9 per stem; leaf sheath 15 cm long, open, with 1-4 cm long black spines; petiole 42 cm long, section round, with 4 cm long black spines, rachis 50 cm long; lamina entire, 50 cm long, 26 cm wide, glabrous. Inflorescence infrafoliar; peduncular bract 26 cm long, inserted 7.5 cm from base, brown, herbaceous, with 0.3-1 cm long yellow spines; peduncle 8 cm long, 0.3 cm wide; rachis 1 cm long, 0.4 cm wide; rachillae 3, 7-9 cm long. DNA sample not taken. Transect 1040, subunit no. 21, outside transect.

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