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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8361
Collected with D. Pedersen, M.V. Sørensen, A.K. Brunbjerg & C. Grández
Country Peru
Subpart Madre de Dios
County  
Locality Tambopata province. 39 km E of Puerto Maldonado, 5.4 km W of Palma Real. Reserva Tambopata, south bank of Río Madre de Dios. Primary forest tierra firme
Coordinates 12° 30' 56.7'' S 68° 49' 40.44'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 195
Maximum elevation (m) 195
Start date 2011/03/25
End date 2011/03/25
Family Arecaceae
Identification Geonoma occidentalis (A.J.Hend.)A.J.Hend.
Determined by Henrik Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Cespitose understory palm. Stem 1.65 m high, 2.5 cm thick; internodes 2.5 cm long, green, smooth, base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 14 per stem; sheath 19.5 cm long and closed; petiole 44 cm long and margined; rachis 57 cm long; lamina pinnate, 74 cm long and 40 cm wide; pinnae 3-4 per side, insertion regular; basal pinnae 40 cm long, middle pinnae 38 cm long, apical pinnae 30 cm long. Infructescence infrafoliar; peduncle 8.5 cm long and 1.5 cm wide; rachillae 7 per side, 21-23 cm long. Fruits 0.5x0.5 cm, green. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 412, subunit no. 1, outside transect

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