Wettinia Aequatorialis
''Wettinia aequatorialis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is commonly found in the country of Ecuador; more specifically the southern part. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. This species is threatened by habitat loss. References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1343682 Wettinia, aequatorialis Endemic flora of Ecuador Vulnerable flora of South America Taxonomy articles created by Polbot ...
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Rodrigo Bernal
Rodrigo Bernal González (born June 6, 1959 in Medellín) is a Colombian botanist who specialises in the palm family. Bernal was a faculty member at the Institute of Natural Sciences, National University of Colombia until 2007. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Aarhus, Denmark, in 1996. He was general curator of the National Colombian Herbarium (1986-1987), and editor of the scientific journal Caldasia (1989-1991, 1997-1999). Bernal has published five books and 105 scientific papers and book chapters, most on them on palm systematics, ecology, uses and conservation. He has described one new genus (''Sabinaria'') and 25 new species of palms in the genera ''Aiphanes'', ''Astrocaryum'', ''Bactris'', ''Chamaedorea'', '' Geonoma'', ''Oenocarpus'', ''Sabinaria'', ''Socratea'', and ''Wettinia''. He has described also new species in the plant families Cyclanthaceae, Sapindaceae, and Caprifoliaceae. Bernal coauthored a ''Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas'' and a field ...
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