| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 7877 |
| Collected with | C. Grandez, D. Pedersen, B. Bergmann, G. del Aguila Panduro, Jim Chilo, A. Alvarado & J. Gonzales Baardales |
| Country | Peru |
| Subpart | Loreto |
| County | |
| Locality | Río Ucayali, 7 km SE of Contamana, 121 km NW of Pucallpa, ca. 2.5 km NE of the river. Primary forest on steep hills. UTM 18M: 505076; 9184572 |
| Coordinates | 7° 22' 37.3'' S 74° 57' 14.4'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 128 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 203 |
| Start date | 2009/06/04 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Geonoma macrostachys var. macrostachys Mart. |
| Determined by | H. Balslev |
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| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulecent, 160 cm tall. Leaves 8; pinnate; number of pinnae per side 4-6, irregularly inserted, in one single plane; basal pinna 46 cm long, middle pinna 50 cm long, apical pinna 46 cm long. Inflorescence interfoliar, spicate; peduncular bract 18.5 cm long, brown, herbaceous; peduncle 85 cm long, 0.5 cm thick; spike 23 cm long, 0.8 cm thick. Flowers in bud. HB transect no. 361, outside subunit no. 3 |
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