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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8385
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, 3.1 km W of Palma Real. Reserva Tambopata, south bank of Río Madre de Dios. Primary forest on terrace
Coordinates 12° 31' 9.24'' S 68° 48' 23.28'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 202
Maximum elevation (m) 202
Start date 2011/03/29
End date 2011/03/29
Family Arecaceae
Identification Bactris gasipaes var. chichagui (H.Karst)A.J.Hend.
Determined by Henrik Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Cespitose midstory palm. Stem 9.6 m high, 16 cm thick; internodes 18 cm long, >stem diameter, smooth with 3.5 cm long spines. Stilt roots numerous, 20+ cm long, 0.5 cm thick, with 0.5 cm long, spines. Leaves 8 per stem; sheath 30 cm long, open, with 1 cm long, black spines; petiole 70 cm long, section margined, with 1 cm long, black spines; rachis 280 cm long, with 0.5 cm long, light brown spines; lamina pinnate, 290 cm long, 80 cm wide, bushy, glabrous; pinnae 120 per side, irregularly inserted in groups of 3-6; basal pinna 35 cm long; middle pinna 60 cm long; apical pinna 22 cm long. Infructescence infrafoliar; peduncle 28 cm long, 3 cm wide; rachis 12 cm long, 1 cm wide; rachillae 35-40 per rachis, 5-15 cm long. Fruits orange, 2.5 cm long, 1.7 cm wide. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 421, subunit no. 83, inside transect

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