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Collector Henderson, A.
Number 1657
Collected with Evandro Ferreira, Flor Chavez & Jose Guedes
Country Brazil
Subpart Acre
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Locality Rio Jurua, above Cruzeiro do Sul, near Natal
Coordinates 8° 20' S 72° 15' W
Minimum elevation (m) 0
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 1992/02/08
End date 1992/02/08
Family Arecaceae
Identification Aphandra natalia (Balslev & A.J. Hend.) Barfod
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Field notes Stem solitary, 11 m tall, with a mound of roots at the base 50 cm long, 20.3 cm diam. Leaves 15; sheath 76 cm long, apex of sheaths continuos for 2 m and completily fibrous; petiole 2.34 cm long, mottled green-brown abaxially, flat and green adaxially; rachis 5.16 m long; pinnae 102-107 per side, regularly arranged and spreading in one plane, 1 m long and 6 cm wide. Pistillate plant with infructescence intrafoliar, styles persistent; eophyll pinnate. Common name: piassaba

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