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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8384
Collected with D. Pedersen, M.V. Sørensen, A.K. Brunbjerg & C. Grández
Country Peru
Subpart Madre de Dios
County  
Locality Tambopata province. 41 km E of Puerto Maldonado, 3.4 km W of Palma Real. Reserva Tambopata, south bank of Río Madre de Dios. Primary forest on tierra firme
Coordinates 12° 31' 5.28'' S 68° 48' 32.7'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 205
Maximum elevation (m) 205
Start date 2011/03/29
End date 2011/03/29
Family Arecaceae
Identification Bactris acanthocarpa Mart.
Determined by Henrik Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Cespitose understory palm. Acaulecent. Roots few visible. Leaves 19 per stem; sheath 50 cm long, open, with 1 cm long, black spines; petiole 200 cm long, section round; rachis 183 cm long; lamina pinnate, 240 cm long, 100 cm wide, bushy, glabrous; pinnae 17 per side, irregularly inserted in groups of 1-3. Infructescence infrafoliar; peduncle 14.5 cm long, 2 cm wide, with 0.3 cm long, black spines; rachis 6 cm long, 0.3 cm wide; rachillae 20+ per rachis, 4-5 cm long. Fruits globose, 1.2x1.2 cm, orange, with minute black spines. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 421, subunit no. 21, inside transect

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