Bactris schultesii (L.H.Bailey) Glassman

Filed As

Arecaceae
Bactris schultesii (L.H.Bailey) Glassman

Collector(s)

T. L. P. Couvreur 115 with M. L. Jeanson & J.E. Guevara, 18 Jun 2009

Location

Ecuador. Napo. Tena (Canton). At South West base of Galeras Cordillera, 1 hour before Pusuno River, place called Mondacachi.

Habitat

Primary montane rain forest, tierra firme on slope near river.

Description

Shrub. Understory, cespitose, stem ca. 2m tall, thickness 1.5 cm. Internode length 7 cm, crownshaft absent. 8 leaves per stem, sheath open, sheath length 8 cm long, petiole section round, rachis 19 cm long. Lamina entire, width26cm, length 45 cm. Lamina structure flat. Pinnae insertion regular. Middle pinnae length 28 cm. Inflorescence infraoliar, prophyll herbaceous, peduncle 2 cm long, peduncle width 2cm. 5 rachillae per rachis, rachillae 5 cm long. Fruits immature green, mature red/orange with black strains. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 01204846

Occurrence ID: d1987eb2-aef2-449a-a84a-232e8f1fa10a

Laboratory Collections

Tissue Samples, 01279900, T. L. P. Couvreur 115, Bactris schultesii (L.H.Bailey) Glassman - : Arecaceae (36.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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