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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 10080
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Country French Guiana
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Locality Noruagues/Inselberg research station, 1-hour helicopter flight south of Cayenne. Tropical rain forest interrupted by granitic outcrops. CNRS large tree plot. Transect no. HBFG-002, subunit 11.
Coordinates 4° 5' 10'' N 52° 40' 21'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 158
Maximum elevation (m) 158
Start date 2020/03/11
End date 2020/03/11
Family Arecaceae
Identification Bactris hirta Mart.
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Field notes Cespitose understory small palm with few 5 cm long visible roots. Stem erect, 1 m high, 1 cm diam with 5 cm long, green internodes that are longer than the stem diameter. No crownshaft. Leaves 5 per stem; sheaths open; petiole 10 cm long, margined with 4 cm long, black spines. Rachis 60 cm long, Lamina entire, bifid, flat with one segment per side. Peduncular bract 7 cm long, brown, woody.

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