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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8358
Collected with D. Pedersen, M.V. Sørensen, A.K. Brunbjerg & C. Grández
Country Peru
Subpart Madre de Dios
County  
Locality Tambopata province. 14.8 km NE of Puerto Maldonado, 1.5 km SW of Estacion Cientifica Ita. North bank of Río Madre de Dios. Primary forest on floodplain
Coordinates 12° 32' 17.04'' S 69° 3' 22.5'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 183
Maximum elevation (m) 183
Start date 2011/03/23
End date 2011/03/23
Family Arecaceae
Identification Geonoma macrostachys var. acaulis (Mart.)A.J.Hend.
Determined by Henrik Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary understory palm. Acaulecent. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 7 per stem; sheath 33 cm long, open; petiole 77 cm long; rachis 56 cm long; lamina pinnate, 68x51 cm, flat; pinnae 4 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 35 cm long, middle pinna 43 cm long, apical pinna 28 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 2 cm wide, papery; peduncular bract 23 cm long, inserted 0.1 cm from base; peduncle 70 cm long, 0.8 cm wide; spike 18.5 cm long; 3 cm wide. Fruits 0.8x0.8 cm, green. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 411, subunit no. 4, outside transect

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