| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 2907 |
| Collected with | Rocio Alarcon |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | NAPO |
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| Locality | Río Yasuni ca 12 km upstream from entrance into Río Napo. Tropical rainforest, disturbed only by slight lumbering activity. Etnobotanical information by Sr. Flavio Cabrera and his wife who lives ca 4 km upstream from the Río Yasuni - Río Napo junction. |
| Coordinates | 0° 57' S 75° 25' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 200 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 200 |
| Start date | 1982/08/25 |
| End date | 1982/08/25 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Astrocaryum chambira Burret |
| Determined by | H. Balslev |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Seedling of palm-tree with large leaves to 6 m long, with very spiny leafbases and rachis, trunk without spins but annulated from leafscars. |
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