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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 6920
Collected with T. Kristiansen, D. K. Andersen, C. Grandez & G. Criollo
Country Peru
Subpart Loreto
County  
Locality Río Nanay at a point called Grau (ca. 90 km W of Iquitos) and then up Quebrada Pizzaro to the N 3.5 km as the bird flies. Primary rain forest on white sands ("varreal") with few emergents to 30 m and dense understory of erect poles. Transect # 208. (UTM 18M;0582159;9598096)
Coordinates 3° 38' 8'' S 74° 15' 36'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 120
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2006/02/14
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Oenocarpus minor Mart.
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Field notes Cespitose; fruiting stem 5 m long, 5 cm diam., lvs 6-8; sheath 50 cm, petiole 20 cm; lamina 220 x 100 cm with 50 pinnae per side; pinnae regularly arranged and spreading in one plane; infructescence infrafoliar, hippuriform, peduncle 8 cm, rachis 10 cm, rachillae 75, 40 cm long. This is very similar to Oenocarpus mapora, but smaller. All plants in the area were of this small size and the collected specimen was among the larger ones in the population. Collected along river below white sand plateau

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