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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 7852
Collected with C. Grandez, G. Criollo, D. Pedersen, L. Stewart, I. Nicolajsen, W. Eiserhardt, D. Lindvig
Country Peru
Subpart Ucayali-Atalaya
County  
Locality Rio Ucayali, 1 km NW of San Júan, 128km S of Pucallpa (UTM 8948885 S; 586538 W). Flood plain rainforest with innundation marks 2m above the ground; dense patches of Astrocaryum chonta
Coordinates 9° 30' 28.8'' S 74° 12' 41.6'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 180
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2008/10/22
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Astrocaryum chonta Mart.
Determined by H. Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary, large palm. Stem 5m long, 25cm thick. Leaves 12 per stem; sheath 110cm, open; spines 10cm long, black; petiole 150cm, green; rachis 430cm; lamina 475 x 280cm; pinnae 102 per side, basal 70cm, middle 125cm, apical 60cm. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 25(+)cm long, 12cm wide; peduncular bract 110cm long, woody, brown, spiny, inserted 40(+)cm from the base; peduncle 90(+)cm long, 4cm thick, smooth; rachis 47cm long, branched to 1st order; rachillae 350, 17cm long, 0.5cm thick; flowers sessile, yellow. Transect HB356-outsideSU01.

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