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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 7616
Collected with C. Grandez, G. Criollo, D. Pedersen, L. Stewart, I. Nicolajsen, W. Eiserhardt, D. Lindvig
Country Peru
Subpart Ucayali-Atalaya
County  
Locality Bolognesi on Río Ucayali 185km SSE for Pucallpa (UTM 8886235 S; 623200 W). Tall rainforest with very dense understory of palms, especially Lepidocaryum tenue, on slightly hilly, high terrace 10 km SE of the village.
Coordinates 10° 4' 25.1'' S 73° 52' 32.4'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 216
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2008/10/04
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Lepidocaryum tenue var. tenue Mart.
Determined by H. Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Colonial understory palm. Stem 2m long. Leaves 13 per stem; sheath 30cm, open; petiole 76cm, green; rachis 3cm; lamina 66 x 99cm wide, palmate; pinnae 2 per side, basal 67cm, apical 68cm. Peduncular bracts 6, separated by 5cm in between, soft, smooth, green; peduncle 37cm long, 0.6cm thick; rachis 33cm long, branched to 1st order; rachillae 9, 12cm long, 0.3cm thick; flowers sessile, white. Transect HB335-SU10.

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