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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 7897
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: 505660; 9184575
Coordinates 7° 22' 37.2'' S 74° 56' 55.4'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 194
Maximum elevation (m) 194
Start date 2009/06/05
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Astrocaryum faranae F.Kahn & E.Ferreira
Determined by Balslev H.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary palm. Stem 4 m tall, 20 cm in diameter, covered by old leaf sheaths. Number of leaves 10; leaf sheath open, 130 cm long; petiole 2 cm long, section margined; rachis 7 m long; sheath, petiole and rachis with black spines; lamina pinnate; number of pinnae per side 100, regularly inserted, in one single plane, abaxial side white, middle pinna 105 cm long, apical pinna 40 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 87 cm long, 10 cm wide, spiny; peduncular bract 75 cm long, inserted 120 cm from the base, black, woody, spiny; peduncle 145 cm long, 3-5 cm in diameter; rachis 25 cm long, 3.5 cm in diameter; rachillae 150, 10-14 cm long. Fruits spiny. HB transect no. 362, outside subunit no. 55

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