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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8055
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, 5.6 km NW of Orellana, 182 km NW of Pucallpa. Disturbed primary forest. UTM 18M: 479377; 9240486
Coordinates 6° 52' 16.3'' S 75° 11' 12'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 168
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2009/07/01
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Phytelephas macrocarpa Ruiz & Pav.
Determined by Balslev H.
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Field notes Solitary midstory palm; stem 226 cm tall, 16 cm in diameter, rough from leaf scars. Leaves 33; leaf sheath+petiole 138-152 cm long; rachis 344 cm long; lamina pinnate; pinnae 74 per side, regularly inserted, in one single plane, basal pinna 16 cm long, middle pinna 58 cm long, apical pinna 16 cm long. Inflorescence bud, interfoliar, prophyll 36x7 cm, brown, woody; peduncular bract 44x7 cm, brown, woody. Vernacular name: yarina. HB transect 395, outside subunit 4.

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