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| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 7950 |
| 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, 41 km SW of Contamana, 101 km NW of Pucallpa. N side of Río Pisqui. Primary forest, often flooded. UTM 18M: 485549; 9148869 |
| Coordinates | 7° 41' 59.9'' S 75° 7' 51.7'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 144 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 2009/06/14 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Desmoncus polyacanthos Mart. |
| Determined by | A. Henderson |
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| Field notes | Liana. Stem 2 m long. Number of leaves aprox. 20, distributed along the stem; sheath closed, more than 30 cm long; petiole 3 cm long; rachis 120 cm long; lamina pinnate, flat; number of pinnae per side 11, inserted in groups of 1-2, basal pinna 23 cm long, middle pinna 23 cm long, apical pinna 20 cm long; sheath, petiole, rachis and pinnae with black spines. Infructescence interfoliar; peduncular bract 30 cm long, brown, inserted 2 cm above the base; peduncle 9 cm long, 0.5 cm wide, with green spines; rachis 23 cm long, 0.3 cm wide. Fruits red-orange, ellipsoid, 1 x 1.5 cm. HB transect no. 373, outside subunit no. 89 |
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