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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 7963
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, 9 km SE of Contamana, 120 km NW of Pucallpa, about 5 km inland. Tall primary forest on hilly ground. UTM 18M: 507692; 9184085
Coordinates 7° 22' 53.1'' S 74° 55' 49.1'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 202
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2009/06/16
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Attalea tessmannii Burret
Determined by Balslev H.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary canopy palm. Stem 3 m tall, 44 cm in diameter, covered by old leaf bases. Number of leaves 13; leaf sheath open, more than 70 cm long; petiole 206 cm long; rachis 890 cm long; lamina pinnate, bushy; pinnae 220 per side, inserted in groups of 1-4, basal pinna 73 cm long, middle pinna 106 cm long, apical pinna 36 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; peduncular bract over 240 cm long; peduncle over 137 cm long, 4 cm wide, green; rachis 99-122 cm long, 3.5 cm wide, green; rachillae 100-150, to 14 cm long, green. HB transect no. 376, outside subunit no. 66

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