| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 7835 |
| Collected with | C. Grandez, G. Criollo, D. Pedersen, L. Stewart, I. Nicolajsen, W. Eiserhardt, D. Lindvig |
| Country | Peru |
| Subpart | Ucayali-Atalaya |
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| Locality | About 180 km S of Pucallpa, 17 km to the east along a timber-road from Nueva Italia, which on a Río Ucayali oxbow (UTM 8918475 S; 630570 W). Tall rainforest on flat terrace; Mauritia flexuosa swamp seen but not entered for collections. |
| Coordinates | 9° 46' 54.7'' S 73° 48' 34.1'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 236 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 2008/10/19 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Bactris maraja var. trichospatha (Trail)A.J. Hend. |
| Determined by | H. Balslev |
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| Field notes | Cespitose understory palm. Stem 2m long, 3cm thick, spines 2cm long, black. Leaves 8 per stem; sheath 26cm, open; petiole 50cm, green; rachis 98cm; lamina 108 x 53cm; pinnae 25 per side; basal 25cm, middle 29cm, apical 16cm. Inflorescence infrafoliar; peduncular bract 35cm, brown, velvet-like texture; peduncle 15cm long, 0.8cm thick; rachis 3cm long, branched to 1st order; rachillae 10, 9cm long, 0.2 thick; flowers sessile. Transect HB353-wayin. |
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