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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 7930
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, 60 km SW of Contamana, 106 km NW of Pucallpa, Nueva Bellaunde. S side of Río Pisqui. Flat, rarely inundated ground. Disturbed forest with many tractor tracks. UTM 18M: 466947; 9136635
Coordinates 7° 48' 38'' S 75° 17' 59.3'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 160
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2009/06/11
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Bactris
Determined by Balslev H.
Identification qualifier sp. 5
Field notes Colonial, understory palm. Stem 70 cm long, 1.2 cm in diameter; internodes 5.2 cm long. Number of leaves 8; sheath 16 cm long; petiole 46 cm long; rachis 53 cm long; lamina pinnate, bushy; number of pinnae per side 12, inserted in groups of 1-4, basal pinna 12.5 cm long, middle pinna 17 cm long, apical pinna 21 cm long; sheath, petiole and rachis with brown spines. Infructescence interfoliar; peduncular bract 17 cm long, brown; peduncle 9 cm long, 0.5 cm in diameter; rachis 0 cm long; rachillae 2, 4 cm long. Fruits ellipsoid, purple. HB transect no. 369, subunit no. 48

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