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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8369
Collected with D. Pedersen, M.V. Sørensen, A.K. Brunbjerg & C. Grández
Country Peru
Subpart Madre de Dios
County  
Locality Tambopata province. 35 km E of Puerto Maldonado, 9.2 km W of Palma Real. Reserva Tambopata, south bank of Río Madre de Dios. Primary forest on tierra firme
Coordinates 12° 32' 18.84'' S 68° 51' 32.76'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 186
Maximum elevation (m) 186
Start date 2011/03/26
End date 2011/03/26
Family Arecaceae
Identification Chelyocarpus ulei Dammer
Determined by Henrik Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary midstory palm. Stem 2.5 m high, 9 cm thick; internodes 1 cm long, < stem diameter, green-brown-gray, smooth. Leaves 15 per stem; sheath 30 cm long, open; petiole 170 cm long, section margined; lamina palmate, 130 cm long, 160 cm wide, glabrous; number of segments 13, inserted in groups of 4-5; basal segment 76 cm long, middle segment 86 cm long, apical segment 90 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; peduncle 40+ cm long, 2 cm wide; rachis 40 cm long, 1.5 cm wide; rachillae 80-100 per rachis, 9-20 cm long. Fruits green, globose 1.7x1.7 cm long. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 414, subunit no. 1, outside transect

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