| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 6988 |
| Collected with | T. Kristiansen, D. K. Andersen, C. Grandez & G. Criollo |
| Country | Peru |
| Subpart | Loreto |
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| Locality | Río Manití, ca 10 km down river from Comunidad Nuevo Libertad, ca. 28 km SE of Iquitos. Primary tropical rain forest on terra firme. (UTM 18M;0723457;9576272). Transect # 218 |
| Coordinates | 3° 49' 52'' S 72° 59' 16'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 120 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 150 |
| Start date | 2006/03/06 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Bactris macroacantha Mart. |
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| Field notes | Cespitose, stem 4-6 m tall, 3-5 cm diam., without spines. Pinnae in groups of 2-3, spreading in different planes; leaf sheath 50 cm, densely spiny; ocrea 6 cm, densely spiny; petiole 110 cm; sheath, petiole and rachis covered w. dense brown tomentum; lamina 195x85 cm; pinnae slightly sigmoid. Inflorescence interfoliar; peduncle 35 cm, w. spines; peduncular bract 58 cm; rachillae 13-15, to 16 cm |
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