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| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 10083 |
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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-003, subunit 50. |
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| Minimum elevation (m) | 158 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 158 |
| Start date | 2020/03/12 |
| End date | 2020/03/12 |
| Family | Thurniaceae |
| Identification | Thurnia sphaerocephala (Rudge) Hook.f. |
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| Field notes | Large rosettes in dense populations in creek, almost filling up the entire stream for its length. Each rosette 2-3 m tall with maybe 20-30 linear leaves. Inflorescence central in rosette, on erect peduncle, reaching about half the length of the rosette leaves, shaped like a ball to 10 cm in diam with flowers densely inserted on a swollen receptacle. The whole inflorescence being supported by one - or more commonly two - long linear bracts. |
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