Aiphanes spicata Borchs. & R.Bernal

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Aiphanes spicata Borchs. & R.Bernal

  • Collector(s)

    R. W. Bussmann 17156, 19 Aug 2012

  • Location

    Peru. Amazonas. Rodríguez de Mendoza Prov. Dist. Limabamba. Road from Monte Alegre to San Cayetano. Forest fragment along road.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02691854

    Occurrence ID: 46845375-afe9-4187-a507-dfc7cf3ce735

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • County/Municipio

    Rodríguez de Mendoza Prov.

  • Locality

    Dist. Limabamba. Road from Monte Alegre to San Cayetano. Forest fragment along road

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1840 m. (6037 ft.)

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(Rainer W. Bussmann et al. 17156)
ARECACEAE-	[21]
Aiphanes spicata Borchs. & R. Bernal
det. RBu 2015
PERU
ARECACEAE	[21]
Aiphanes spicata Borchs. & R. Bernal
det. RBu 2015
Amazonas: Rodriquez de Mendoza District
Dist. Limabamba. Road f&om Monte Alegre
to San Cayetano. Forest‘fragments along
road.
06°35‘41,,S 077°31110HW	1840 m
Small understory palm, 1-1.5 m tall, 3-4
cm diameter, on steep stream bank in
cloud forest remnant, in deep shade.
Spines black, flattened, on leaf scar,
leaf sheath 19 cm, petiole 15 cm, rachis
35 cm, entire leaf 53 cm, 15 pinnae
entire side, in groups of
pinna 9 cm, median 14 cm, apical pinna
19 August 2012
Rainer W. Bussmann et al. 17156
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
Page 2
16 cm, laminae covered in fine blackish
spines. Rachis, petiole with fine,
black spines, 4 cm on sheath, 3 cm on
petiole, rachis 1-2 cm.
19 August 2012
Rainer W. Bussmann et al. 17156
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (M0)
02691854