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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 7630
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 8885886 S; 623215 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' 36.4'' S 73° 52' 31.9'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 251
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2008/10/04
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Bactris acanthocarpa Mart.
Determined by H. Balslev
Identification qualifier cf.
Field notes Solitary palm. Roots 100, 14cm long, 0.2cm thick. Stem 0.7m long, 5cm thick; spines 5cm long, black. Leaves 12 per stem; sheath 38cm, open; petiole 127cm, round, green-brown; rachis 136cm; lamina 168 x 98cm; pinnae 16 per side, basal 49cm, middle 49cm, apical 37cm. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 9cm; peduncular bract 29cm, soft, brown, with small spines, inserted at the base; peduncle 18cm long, 0.9cm thick; rachis 5cm long, branched to 1st order; rachillae 12, 5cm long, 0.2cm thick. Transect HB335-SU77.

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