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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8235
Collected with Dennis Pedersen, Narel Paniagua Zambrana, Manual Macia & Alexander Parada
Country Bolivia
Subpart Cochabamba/Beni
County  
Locality 120 km NE of Cochabamba, 1.5 km NE of the San Benito village, next to the Isiboro river. Primary floodplain forest
Coordinates 16° 31' 53.2'' S 65° 29' 32.3'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 127
Maximum elevation (m) 127
Start date 2010/03/23
End date 2010/03/23
Family Arecaceae
Identification Attalea butyracea (Murtis ex L.f) Wess.Boer
Determined by Balslev H.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary canopy palm. Stem 15 m long, 24 cm thick, fissured; internodes 10 cm long. Leaves 16; sheath 80 cm long, open; petiole 50 cm long, section margined; rachis 6.6 m long; lamina pinnate, 6.7 m long, 1.8 m wide, glabrous; pinnae per side 489, regularly inserted; basal pinna 107 cm long, middle pinna 95 cm long, apical pinna 24 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; peduncular bract 75 cm long, brown, woody; peduncle 120 cm long, 4 cm wide; rachis 50 cm long, 3 cm wide; rachillae 18-28 cm long. Flowers cream colored. Fruits 8 cm long, 4 cm wide, brown. Local name: Matasú. Informant: Rodolfo Noza. Transect HB127, SU 001; UTM 20K-233990-8170631, in transect

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