Astrocaryum gynacanthum Mart.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Guyana

• State/Province

  Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo

• Locality

  NW Kanuku Mtns; foothills 11 km SE of Nappi village

• Elevation

  Alt. 120 - 140 m. (394 - 459 ft.)

• Coordinates

  3.35, -59.5

• Distribution

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B. Hoffman & D. Artes 3845
16 Feb 1993
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Duplicate distribution: NY, US, BRG
United States National Herbarium (US)
Smithsonian Institution,
Plants of the Guiana Shield
Arecaceae
Astrocaryum gynacanthum Mart.
Det. A. Henderson 1994
Guyana: U, Takutu-U. Essequibo: NW Kanuku Mountains; foothills
11 km SE of Nappi village.
3° 2V N x 59° 30' W; Elevation: 120 to 140 m.
Mora forest by stream on granite based soils. Erect trunk, 3 in;
fronds white underneath, 2 m length, leaflets 40 per frond;
inflorescence dry.
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