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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 7627
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 8885951 S; 623216 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' 34.3'' S 73° 52' 31.9'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 256
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 palm. Roots 26, 15cm long, 0.5cm thick. Stem 1.5m long, 2cm thick. Leaves 15 per stem; sheath 43cm, open; petiole 46cm, round, green; rachis 4cm; lamina palmate, 59 x 117cm; segments 6 per side, basal 63cm, middel 62cm, apical 61cm. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 11cm; peduncular bract soft, smooth, green; peduncle 55cm long, 0.8cm thick, smooth; rachis 34cm long, branched to 1st order; rachillae 6, 18cm long, 0.3cm thick; flowers sessile, white. Transect HB335-SU62.

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