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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8014
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, 14 km SE of Orellana, 163 km NW of Pucallpa, 1.5 km E of the Village of Monte de los Olivos. Primary forest on very steep slopes. UTM 18M: 489560; 9223075
Coordinates 7° 1' 43.4'' S 75° 5' 40.3'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 153
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2009/06/25
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Phytelephas macrocarpa Ruiz & Pav.
Determined by Balslev H.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary midstory palm. Acaulescent. Leaves 25; leaf sheath more than 30 cm long, open; petiole 28 cm long, margined; rachis 340-440 cm long; lamina pinnate, pinnae 90 per side, regularly inserted, in one single plane, basal pinna 42 cm long, middle pinna 70 cm long, apical pinna 15 cm long. Inflorescence male, interfoliar; prophyll more than 30 cm long, 11 cm wide, woody; peduncular bract more than 50 cm long, inserted more than 6 cm above the base, brown; peduncle more than 35 cm long, 5.5 cm wide; spike 63 cm long, 8 cm wide. Flowers cream, sessile. HB transect 388, to transect.

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