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| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 8313 |
| Collected with | Alexander Parada & Yanina Inturias |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Subpart | La Paz |
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| Locality | Franz Tamayo province. 161 km N of La Paz, 38 km SSE of Apolo, 4.5 km SSW of Munaypata. Montane rainforest on relatively flat terrain |
| Coordinates | 15° 3' 40.5'' S 68° 19' 30.4'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1258 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1258 |
| Start date | 2010/08/17 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Aiphanes aculeata Willdenow |
| Determined by | Balslev H. |
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| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Stem 2.2 m long, 3.5 cm thick, smooth; internodes 5 cm long, grey; base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 7; leaf sheath 20 cm long, with 4 cm long black spines; petiole 45 cm long, with 5 cm long black spines; rachis 140 cm long, with 3.5 cm long black spines; lamina pinnate, 160 cm long, 40 cm wide, glabrous; pinnae 22 per side; basal pinna 17 cm long, middle pinna 24 cm long, apical pinna 23 cm long. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 25 cm long, 2 cm wide, woody; peduncular bract 120 cm long, brown, woody, with 3 cm long brown spines; peduncle 100 cm long, 0.8 cm wide; rachis 20 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; rachillae 32, 2.5-6.5 cm long. Flowers pedicellate, cream. Transect HB157, subunit no. 001, inside transect; UTM: 19L-572536-8334788 |
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