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| Type of: | Aiphanes spicata Borchs. & Bernal |
| Collector | Kahn, F. |
| Number | 2651 |
| Collected with | F. Borchsenius |
| Country | Peru |
| Subpart | San Martin |
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| Locality | San martin, Rioja (limit with Amazonas. Bongara): km 159 from Bagua grande to Moyobamba |
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| Minimum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 1990/05/26 |
| End date | 1990/05/26 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Aiphanes spicata Borchs. & Bernal |
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| Field notes | Leaves 9; sheath 20 cm, dense, black spines up to 7 cm long, petole 20-25 cm with spine less dense than on sheath, rachis 70-80 cm, 14-15 pinnae on each side in groups of 2 to 4 separated by 9-11 cm. pinnae more or less distributed in one plane, each strongly plicate. Inflorescence: peduncle 105 cm x 4 mm at apex and 7 mm at base, spike 26 cm x 8 mm, staminate flowers yellow with green petals. Infructescence; peduncle 110 cm, spike 18 cm incomplete. Fruit immature light green, dark at apex, 10 x 9 mm. |
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