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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.
Identification qualifier  
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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