| Collector | Eiserhardt, W.L. |
| Number | 188 |
| Collected with | W.J. Baker, D. Pedersen, L. Rajaovelona, Hermann Francesco Randriamahafehy, Augustin Massou, Donato Botovazaha, Anselme Kintsy |
| Country | Madagascar |
| Subpart | Alanjirofo |
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| Locality | Ambohidena |
| Coordinates | 16° 50' 23.4'' S 49° 57' 19'' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 22 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 22 |
| Start date | 2024/05/11 |
| End date | 2024/05/11 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Chrysalidocarpus sanctaemariae (J.Dransf.) Eiserhardt & W.J.Baker |
| Determined by | W.L. Eiserhardt, W.J. Baker |
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| Field notes | Clustering understorey palm, stem 2 m high, 2.5 cm in diameter, internodes 3-15 cm, green with dense reddish indumentum, trunk slightly stepped. 6-7 leaves in crown, entire or split into 2 irregular pinnae. Crownshaft 30 cm, concealed by persistent decaying leaf sheaths. Litter trapping. Outermost sheath quite deeply split. Sheath pale green with dense red indumentum that continues down rachis. Leaf 150 cm long, rachis 120 cm (all measurements approximate). In coastal white sand forest, wet. DNA sample at AAU. Duplicates at TAN, K |
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