| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 6780 |
| Collected with | T. Kristiansen, D. K. Andersen, C. Grandez & G. Criollo |
| Country | Peru |
| Subpart | Loreto |
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| Locality | Iquitos-Nauta rd. km 31.5 and then a few km to the NW of the road. Tropical rain forest on mosaic of white sand and clay soils, varying from tall diverse to low and species poor |
| Coordinates | 4° 0' .1'' S 73° 26' 36'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 120 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 2006/01/31 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Mauritiella armata (Mart.)Burret |
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| Field notes | Cespitose with 6 stems, to 20 m tall, all stems w. spines from base to top, with spines to 2 cm; stem 12 diam, grey. Crown of 9 lvs; sheath 110 cm; petiole 50 cm round; blade palmate circular 240 cm across; ca. 80 leaf segments; basal cone of adventitous roots, ca. 1.5 m tall. Common name: "Moretillo". Infructescence 170 cm long with 22 rachillae organised in 1 plane; peduncle 40 cm |
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