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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8391
Collected with D. Pedersen, M.V. Sørensen, A.K. Brunbjerg & C. Grández
Country Peru
Subpart Madre de Dios
County  
Locality Tahuamanu province. 176 km N of Puerto Maldonado, 11 km SW of Iñapari. Along Interoceanica nr 1. Primary forest on tierra firme
Coordinates 11° 1' 58.08'' S 69° 31' 52.08'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 314
Maximum elevation (m) 314
Start date 2011/04/02
End date 2011/04/02
Family Arecaceae
Identification Chamaedorea pinnatifrons (Jacq.)Oerst.
Determined by Henrik Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary understory palm. Stem 65 cm long, 1.5 cm thick; internodes 4-5 cm long, > stem diameter, green/brown, smooth. Roots few visible. Leaves 6 per stem; sheath 9 cm long, open; petiole 17 cm long, section round; rachis 22 cm long; lamina pinnate, 33+ cm long, 40 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 3 per side. Inflorescence: prophyll 2.5 cm long, 0.6 cm wide, papery; peduncular bracts 3, 19 cm long, inserted 5.5 cm, 10.5 cm and 25 cm from base, brown, papery; peduncle 19 cm long, 0.4 cm wide; rachis 3.5 cm long, 0.3 cm wide; rachillae 6 per rachis, 8.5-14 cm long. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 424, subunit no. 13, inside transect

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