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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 7722
Collected with C. Grandez, G. Criollo, D. Pedersen, L. Stewart, I. Nicolajsen, W. Eiserhardt, D. Lindvig
Country Peru
Subpart Junín
County  
Locality Hills some 6km WSW of Atalaya along road departing from end of airport runway (UTM 8810717 S; 631215 W). Tall rainforest on steep hills.
Coordinates 10° 45' 22.4'' S 73° 47' 59.8'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 615
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2008/10/13
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Bactris hirta var. hirta Mart.
Determined by H. Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Cespitose understory palm. Stem 1.5m long, 1.2 thick; spines 0.4cm long, black. Leaves 6 per stem; sheath 13cm, closed; petiole 25cm, green; rachis 26cm; lamina 42 x 34cm, hairy below; pinnae 3 per side, basal 25cm, middle 26cm, apical 25cm. Inflorescence infrafoliar; prophyll 4.5cm long; peduncular bract 12cm long, spiny, brown, inserted at the base; peduncle 6cm long, 0.3cm thick, spiny; rachis 0cm, branched to 1st order; rachillae 2, 4.5cm long, 0.2cm thick. Transect HB343-SU29.

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