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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8357
Collected with D. Pedersen, M.V. Sørensen, A.K. Brunbjerg & C. Grández
Country Peru
Subpart Madre de Dios
County  
Locality Tambopata province. 24.7 km NE of Puerto Maldonado, 8.5 km NE of Estacion Cientifica Ita. East bank of Río Madre de Dios. Tres Cargantes. Primary forest on floodplain
Coordinates 12° 29' 40'' S 68° 58' 32'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 191
Maximum elevation (m) 191
Start date 2011/03/22
End date 2011/03/22
Family Arecaceae
Identification Chamaedorea angustisecta Burret
Determined by Henrik Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Understory palm. Stem 3.8 m long, 3.5 cm wide; internodes aprox. 10 cm long, green, smooth. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 8 per stem; sheath 35 cm long, closed; petiole aprox. 55 cm long, section round; rachis aprox. 142 cm long; lamina pinnate, 87 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 46 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 41 cm long, middle pinna 47 cm long, apical pinna 33 cm long. Inflorescence infrafoliar; prophyll 49 cm long, 1 cm wide, papery. Peduncular bract 17 cm long, inserted 1 cm from base, brown, papery; peduncle 29 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; rachis 24 cm long, 0.35 cm wide; rachillae 16, 15-20 cm long. Fruit 1.5 cm long, 0.7 cm wide, green. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 410, subunit no. 100, outside transect

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