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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
County  
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
Identification qualifier  
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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