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| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 7899 |
| Collected with | C. Grandez, D. Pedersen, B. Bergmann, G. del Aguila Panduro, Jim Chilo, A. Alvarado & J. Gonzales Baardales |
| Country | Peru |
| Subpart | Loreto |
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| Locality | Río Ucayali, 5 km S of Contamana, 122 km NW of Pucallpa. North side of oxbow lake, 100 m from shore. Primary forest. Restinga, rarely inundated. UTM 18M: 499322; 9183102 |
| Coordinates | 7° 23' 25.2'' S 75° 0' 22.1'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 136 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 2009/06/06 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Bactris brongniartii Mart. |
| Determined by | H. Balslev |
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| Field notes | Colonial understory palm. Stem 3.5 m long, 4 cm in diameter, with spines; Number of leaves 7; leaf sheath 45 cm long; petiole 82 cm long; rachis 162 cm long; lamina pinnate, bushy; number of pinnae per side 18, inserted in groups of 3-4, basal pinna 53 cm long, middle pinna 57 cm long, apical pinna 33 cm long; sheath, petiole and rachis with yellow, flattened spines. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 29 cm long, 4 cm wide; peduncular bract 68 cm long, inserted 11 cm from base, brown, woody; peduncle 42 cm long, 4 cm thick; rachis 10 cm long, 1 cm thick, green; rachillae 25, 18-30 cm long, green; prophyll, bract and peduncle with yellow spines. Fruits globose, purple. Fruits collected from several individuals in the population. HB transect no. 363, outside subunit no. 1 |
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