| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 8120 |
| 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: 776877; 9619553 |
| Coordinates | 3° 26' 19.4'' S 72° 30' 29.2'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 102 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 2009/07/10 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Geonoma brongniartii Mart. |
| Determined by | Balslev H. |
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| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Stem 16 cm tall, 3 cm in diameter, rough; internodes 0.5 cm long; base with few visible roots. Number of leaves 6-10; sheath+petiole 48-60 cm long; rachis 49-70 cm long; lamina pinnate; pinnae per side 4-5, irregularly inserted, basal pinna 20 cm long, middle pinna 35 cm long, apical pinna 34 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; peduncle 31-40 cm long, 0.4-0.6 cm thick, red; spike 18-29 cm long, 0.5-0.8 cm thick, red. Fruits green. (Typical G. brogniartii). HB transect no. 404, subunit 21 |
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