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| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 6546 |
| Collected with | C. Grández |
| Country | Peru |
| Subpart | LORETO |
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| Locality | Region Loreto, Provincia de Alto Amazonas, distrito de Pastaza. Rio Pastaza, Sungachi. Lowland tropical rainforest - mostly innundated. |
| Coordinates | 3° 45' S 76° 26' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 180 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 180 |
| Start date | 2003/07/29 |
| End date | 2003/07/29 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Attalea phalerata Mart. |
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| Field notes | Solitary, stem to 40 cm diam, 15 m tall, brown with deep longitudinal fissueres and 5-10 cm long "spines" from old leaves. Lvs. ca. 20 up to 10 m long, flat or just very slightly bushy NOT bending to vertical plane. In fruvtescence on 120 cm long peduncle, hanging down. Fruits ca 200, rachille 0-1 times branched. Fruits brown ovoid to 8 cm long with varying number of seeds (3-5). Very common in muddy forest along river, with many Astrocaryum murumuru & Phytelephas tenuicaulis- N.v. "Shapaja" used for thatch - very commonly. Palm heart edible. Trunk fellid to grow beetle larvae. Box collection available at AAU. |
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