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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8092
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, 14.4 km W of Orellana, 185 km NW of Pucallpa. Km 17 on Orellana - El Dorado road. Primary forest. UTM 18M: 468576; 9236964
Coordinates 6° 54' 10.8'' S 75° 17' 4'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 179
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2009/07/04
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Astrocaryum faranae F.Kahn & E.Ferreira
Determined by Balslev H.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary midstory palm. Stem 418 cm tall, 12 cm in diameter, rough. Leaves 9; leaf sheath+petiole more than 135 cm long; rachis 495 cm long, sheath, petiole and rachis with black spines; lamina pinnate; pinnae 100 per side, regularly inserted, in one single plane, basal pinna 72 cm long, middle pinna 123 cm long, apical pinna 49 cm long. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll more than 45 cm long, 9 cm wide, woody; peduncular bract 59 cm long, inserted 79 cm from base, brown, woody; peduncle 99 cm long, 3 cm thick, green; rachis 16 cm long, 3 cm thick; rachillae 110. Fruits ellipsoid, green with black spines. HB transect no. 401, along road to transect.

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