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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8359
Collected with D. Pedersen, M.V. Sørensen, A.K. Brunbjerg & C. Grández
Country Peru
Subpart Madre de Dios
County  
Locality Tambopata province. 14.7 km NE of Puerto Maldonado, 1.6 km W of Estacion Cientifica Ita. North bank of Río Madre de Dios. Primary forest on floodplain
Coordinates 12° 32' 5.94'' S 69° 3' 32.7'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 199
Maximum elevation (m) 199
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. Roots few visible. Leaves 11 per stem; sheath 10 cm long, open; petiole 54 cm long; rachis 28 cm long; lamina pinnate, 39x30 cm, flat, glabrous; pinnae 3 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 19 cm long, middle pinna 19 cm long, apical pinna 17 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 9 cm long, 1.3 cm wide, papery; peduncular bract 21 cm long, inserted at base, brown, papery; peduncle 84 cm long, 0.4 cm wide; spike 13 cm long, 1 cm wide. Fruits globose, 0.7x0.7 cm, green. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 411, subunit no. 99, inside transect

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