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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 7762
Collected with C. Grandez, G. Criollo, D. Pedersen, L. Stewart, I. Nicolajsen, W. Eiserhardt, D. Lindvig
Country Peru
Subpart Ucayali-Atalaya
County  
Locality Río Ucayali, eastern bank, 33km NW of Atalaya (UTM 8828619 S; 621570 W). Apparently unflooded tall rainforest on a piece of flat land entered from an escarpment along the river.
Coordinates 10° 35' 40.9'' S 73° 53' 19.4'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 237
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2008/10/14
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Bactris simplicifrons Mart.
Determined by H. Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary, small, understory palm. Stem 0.7m long, 0.7cm thick. Leaves 5 per stem; sheath 6cm, closed; petiole 7cm, green; rachis 6cm; lamina 20 x 27cm, entire. Inflorescence infrafoliar; prophyll 1.5cm long; peduncular bract 7cm long, brown, smooth, inserted at the base; peduncle 4cm long, 0.2cm thick, smooth; rachis 3cm long, 0.2cm thick, unbranched; flowers sessile. Transect HB346-SU40.

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