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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8027
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, 16 km SE of Orellana, 161 km NW of Pucallpa. 2 km E of the Village of Monte de los Olivos. Transect starts at the foot of the hills and goes up. Undisturbed primary forest on hills. Sandy soil. UTM 18M: 491517; 9222089
Coordinates 7° 2' 15.5'' S 75° 4' 36.5'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 339
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2009/06/26
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Attalea microcarpa Mart.
Determined by Balslev H.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary understory palm. Acaulescent. Number of leaves 13; petiole 55 cm long, margined; rachis 560 cm long; lamina pinnate, pinnae per side 127, regularly inserted in one single plane, basal pinna 17 cm long, middle pinna 101 cm long, apical pinna 25 cm long. Inflorescence interfoliar; peduncular bract more than 84 cm long, woody, brown; peduncle more than 47 cm long, 1.9 cm wide; rachis 23 cm long, 1.7 cm wide; rachillae 38, 8-10 cm long. HB transect 389, outside subunit 53.

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