| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 7187 |
| Collected with | G. Criollo, C. Grandez & T. Kristiansen |
| Country | Peru |
| Subpart | Loreto |
| County | |
| Locality | Río Napo at Esperanza, a few km upstream from Negro Urco on right bank going downstream. Tropical rain forest on terra firme on Pebas formation a few km inland. (UTM 18m;0674713;9666616). Transect 251 |
| Coordinates | 3° 0' 54'' S 73° 25' 40'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 120 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 2006/10/21 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Attalea tessmannii Burret |
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| Field notes | Huge palm; trunk 6 m x 40 cm. Lvs many, erect, pinnae very many, not in groups, not in one plane. Infructescence to 1.5 m long w. many fruits. Seen abundantly in the forest. Fruits and one old female flower collected from a tree near the river. Only one seed. Local name: Conta. Seeds edible. (AAU+AMAZ). Photo DSCN 3081, 3082, 3084-3086, 3296-3303 |
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