Bactris rhaphidacantha Wess.Boer

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Bactris rhaphidacantha Wess.Boer

  • Collector(s)

    B. Wallnöfer 13511 with J.Tarin, 13 Nov 1997

  • Location

    French Guiana. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. Saül and vicinity: W-WSW of Saül; south-side of summit of the northwestern peak of Mont Galbao.

  • Habitat

    Montane tropical moist forest. Primary.

  • Description

    Single-stemmed plant, ca. 2 m tall; trunk grey, densely covered with leaf-scars, up to the leaves and infructescences 0.93 m tall, 6.5 cm in diameter; leaves (including petiole) up to 2.6 m long; petioles 0.4-0.6 m long, with a 0,3 m long furrow adaxially, quite densely covered with patent, black spines abaxially; longest spines up to 10 cm long; leaf sheaths very short; leaf bases deltoid enlarged, 4 cm wide; rachis in cross-section quadrangular, with two diagonally opposite edges in the same plane as leaflets, the latter ones are inserted on the two adaxial flanks; all leaflets in the same plane; two infructescences present in the axils of living leaves; sphatae pendent, brown, covered with black bristles; fruits dark green, densely crowded, covered with darker bristles. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    5 photographs taken

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01204342

    Occurrence ID: 0f6dcb83-4bea-48ed-9447-dab8324cf73f

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    French Guiana

  • State/Province

    Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

  • Locality

    Saül and vicinity: W-WSW of Saül; south-side of summit of the northwestern peak of Mont Galbao.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 720 m. (2362 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.6133, -53.2914

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