| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 7072A |
| Collected with | T. Kristiansen & C. Grandez |
| Country | Peru |
| Subpart | Loreto |
| County | |
| Locality | Iquitos-Nauta road, near km 88, on right side driving towards Nauta. Primary tropical rain forest, in parts rather open w. many tall columnar stems. Terrain hilly, many small trails. (UTM (ca. 200 m E from start of transect) 18M;0655587;9506150). Transect # 234 |
| Coordinates | 4° 27' 59'' S 73° 35' 51'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 120 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 150 |
| Start date | 2006/04/18 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Bactris macroacantha Mart. |
| Determined by | H. Balslev |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Cespitose, stem 70 cm. Spiny on sheath, ocrea and proximal part of petiole, spines flattened, dark brown, to 1.8 cm; sheath and petiole densely reddish-brown tomentose; sheath ca. 16 cm; petiole 48 cm; rachis 62 cm; pinnae 7 per side, inserted in groups, spreading in different planes, spinulose on margins, middle pinnae 33x3.5 cm. Lvs rather thick |
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