| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 7982 |
| 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, 11 km N of Contamana, 135 km N of Pucallpa. Aprox. km 15 on Contamana - Aguas Calientes road, right side of road. Tall primary forest on moderate slopes. UTM 18M: 502619; 9197966 |
| Coordinates | 7° 15' 21.1'' S 74° 58' 34.6'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 191 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 2009/06/19 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Iriartea deltoidea Ruiz & Pav. |
| Determined by | Balslev H. |
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| Field notes | Solitary canopy palm. Stem 20 m tall 25 cm in diameter; base with cone of black stilt roots, to 2 m long. Leaves 5; leaf sheath 180 cm long, closed, forming a 140 cm long crownshaft; petiole 20 cm long; rachis 373 cm long; lamina pinnate, bushy; pinnae 19 per side, regularly inserted, basal pinna 76 cm long, middle pinna 140 cm long, apical pinna 46 cm long. Infructescence infrafoliar, green; peduncle 34 cm long, 8 cm wide; rachis 25 cm long, 3.5 cm wide; rachillae 68, 100-120 cm long. Fruits globose, black. HB transect no 381, subunit 10 |
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