| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 7894 |
| 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, 8 km SE of Contamana, 121 km NW of Pucallpa, ca. 2 km NE of the river. Primary forest on hilly slopes. UTM 18M: 505721; 9184559 |
| Coordinates | 7° 22' 37.7'' S 74° 56' 53.4'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 179 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 179 |
| Start date | 2009/06/05 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Bactris maraja var. maraja Mart. |
| Determined by | Balslev H. |
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| Field notes | Cespitose understory palm. Stem 103 cm long, 2 cm in diameter. Number of leaves 6; leaf sheath closed, 13 cm long; petiole 32 cm long, section round; rachis 58 cm long; lamina pinnate; number of pinnae per side 10, inserted in groups of 1-4, basal pinna 17 cm long, middle pinna 19 cm long, apical pinna 17 cm long; sheath and petiole with yellow, flattened spines. Infructescence infrafoliar; prophyll 9 cm long; peduncular bract missing; peduncle 15 cm long, 6 cm in diameter; rachis 0.2 cm long; rachillae 4, to 6 cm long. Fruits globose, purple. HB transect no. 362, subunit no. 66 |
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