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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8117
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 Amazonas, 90 km NE of Iquitos. Village of Roca Eterna, aprox. 4 km N of village. Primary forest on tierra firme. UTM 18M: 776939; 9619528
Coordinates 3° 26' 20.2'' S 72° 30' 27.2'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 85
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2009/07/10
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Geonoma camana Trail
Determined by Balslev H.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary understory palm. Stem 44 cm long, 5.5 cm in diameter, rough from numerous leaf scars; internodes 0.5-2 cm long. Number of leaves 9; leaf sheath+petiole 112 cm long, sheath open; rachis 140 cm long; lamina pinnate; pinnae 29 per side, regularly inserted, in one single plane, basal pinna 46.5 cm long, middle pinna 35 cm long, apical pinna 30 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 20 cm long, 2 cm wide, papery; peduncular bract 18 cm long, inserted 4.5 cm from base; peduncle 75 cm long; 0.6 cm wide, green; spike 28 cm long, 1 cm wide, green. Fruits ellipsoid, green. HB transect 404, subunit 8.

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