Filed As:

Arecaceae
Bactris neomilitaris Nevers & A.J.Hend. ( type )

All Determinations:

Bactris neomilitaris Nevers & A.J.Hend.

Bactris neomilitaris Nevers & A.J.Hend. det. A. J. Henderson, 1997

Location:

Panama. Colón. Santa Rita Ridge, 10 km. fro, Transistmica. Alt. 350 m. (1148 ft.)

Collector(s):

G. C. de Nevers 10648 with with A. J. Henderson, G. Galeano & R. Bernal, 04 Mar 1995

Description:

Cespitose, with 7 stems within 50 cm., to 2 m. tall, 2.5-3 cm. diameter; leaves 5-8 per stem; sheathy densely spiny; petiole 28-43 cm. long, spinelss, or with few, blacky spines to 5 cm.; leaves entire, erect, arching at tip; rachis without spines, or with few black spines to 7 cm. long; margins with few spines; leaves with rachis 78-146 cm. long, 18-27 cm. wide at apex of rachis, strongly plicate, with 13 main veins per side; fruits orange. Phenology of specimen: Fruit, Flower.

Habitat:

Forest remnant with disturbed understorey, Socratea harvested.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 335119
GUID: a54f9c3c-7dc4-483c-a595-5241e03c2656

Map:

Coordinates: (9, -79)

Distribution:

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