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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 7948
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, 41 km SW of Contamana, 101 km NW of Pucallpa. N side of Río Pisqui. Primary forest, often flooded. UTM 18M: 485305; 9148961
Coordinates 7° 41' 56.9'' S 75° 7' 59.7'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 152
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2009/06/14
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Bactris
Determined by Balslev H.
Identification qualifier sp. 5
Field notes Colonial understory palm. Stem 60 cm long, 3 cm in diameter, covered by old leaf sheaths. Number of leaves 10; sheath closed, 29 cm long; petiole 84 cm long; rachis 60 cm long; lamina pinnate, bushy; number of pinnae per side 13, inserted in groups of 1-3, basal pinna 40 cm long, middle pinna 33 cm long, apical pinna 30 cm long; sheath, petiole and rachis with brown spines. Infructescence interfoliar; peduncular bract 16 cm long, inserted 7 cm from base, brown, with brown spines; peduncle 13 cm long, 1 cm in diameter, green; rachis 0 cm long; rachillae 2, 5-6 cm long. Fruits green. HB transect no. 373, subunit no. 37

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