Elaeis guineensis
| Family Name | Arecaceae |
|---|---|
| Currently Accepted Name | Elaeis guineensis Jacq. |
| Locality | Ecuador. Los Ríos Prov. Rio Palenque Science Center; km 56 on the Quevedo-St. Domingo Road. 1° 26' 17" S 79° 45' 22" W |
| Description | Seedlings, fronds bright green; sterile. |
| Habitat | Palm plantation; growing in old leaf bases of parent in a lose mulch; shaded, slightly dry; growing with other epiphytes (Cercropica sp., Nephrolepis pendula, Pothomorphe sp., Costus sp., and grass and Piper spp.). |
| Reproductive State | |
| Elevation | 150 to 220 m |
| Specimen Notes | |
| Collector | J. B. Watson 207 |
| Collection Date | 31 Jan 1980 |
| Accession Number | 149380 |
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Elaeis guineensis
| Family Name | Arecaceae |
|---|---|
| Currently Accepted Name | Elaeis guineensis Jacq. |
| Locality | Ecuador. Los Ríos Prov. Rio Palenque Science Center; km 56 on the Quevedo-St. Domingo Road. 1° 26' 17" S 79° 45' 22" W |
| Description | Trunk to 1 m, fronds arching, 3-4 m long; inflorescence at base of fronds. |
| Habitat | Palm plantation (before entering mature forest); open, sunny; epiphytes growing in pockets of soil on trunk included many terrestrial spp., Maranta spp., Selaginella sp., Caryophyllaceae, Compositae, and Cucurbitaceae. |
| Reproductive State | |
| Elevation | 150 to 220 m |
| Specimen Notes | |
| Collector | J. B. Watson 99 |
| Collection Date | 25 Jan 1980 |
| Accession Number | 148829 |
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