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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 7619
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 8886119 S; 623175 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' 28.9'' S 73° 52' 33.3'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 197
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2008/10/04
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Bactris maraja Mart.
Determined by H. Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Understory palm. Stem 2m long, 1.5cm thick; spines 2cm long, flat, dark-brown. Leaves 9 per stem; sheath 17cm, open; petiole 77cm, round, green; rachis 39cm; lamina 61 x 52cm; pinnae 5 per side, basal 33cm, middle 27cm, apical 30cm. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 8cm long; peduncular bract 23cm long, soft-spiny, brown, inserted at the base; peduncle 17cm long, 0.4cm thick; rachis 0.6cm long, branched to 1st order; rachillae 5, 5.5cm long, 0.2cm thick. Transect HB335-SU20.

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