Aiphanes minima (Gaertn.) Burret
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Filed As
Arecaceae
Aiphanes minima (Gaertn.) Burret -
Collector(s)
N. L. Britton 2857 with W. E. Hess & Delia W. Marble, 1913
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Location
Puerto Rico. Candelaria, near Bayamon.
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Habitat
Wooded limestone hill.
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Description
Trunk up to 1.8 m high only 1.5 - 2 diam. sparsely spiny, below with (illegible) mature leaves up to 3.5 m long, bearing few spines below the middle; leaves of young plants quite spiny; spithe (old) very spiny. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 1025501
Occurrence ID: 3fe612eb-5fcf-4337-bf54-61f85ac7032c
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Arecales
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Family
Arecaceae
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All Determinations
Aiphanes minima (Gaertn.) Burret det F. Borchsenius, 20 Oct 1991
Aiphanes acanthophylla (Mart.) Burret det J. P. Carabia, 1941
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Region
West Indies
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Country
Puerto Rico
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Locality
Candelaria, near Bayamon
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Coordinates
18.4078, -66.2095
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Distribution
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Aiphanes minima (Gaertn.) Burret