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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8397
Collected with D. Pedersen, M.V. Sørensen, A.K. Brunbjerg & C. Grández
Country Peru
Subpart Madre de Dios
County  
Locality Tahuamanu province. 179 km N of Puerto Maldonado, 8 km S of Iñapari. Along Interoceanica nr 1. Primary forest on tierra firme
Coordinates 11° 1' 1.02'' S 69° 34' 14.7'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 297
Maximum elevation (m) 297
Start date 2011/04/03
End date 2011/04/03
Family Arecaceae
Identification Geonoma maxima var. chelidonura (Spruce)A.J.Hend.
Determined by Henrik Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Cespitose understory palm. Stem 4.40-6.46 m high, 2.5 cm thick; internodes 3.5-6 cm long, > stem diameter, smooth. Leaves 10 per stem; sheath 15 cm long, closed; petiole 56 cm long, section margined; rachis 60 cm long; lamina pinnate, 105 cm long, 56 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 2 per side; basal pinna 79 cm long, apical pinna 62 cm long. Infructescence infrafoliar; prophyll 11.5 cm long, 4 cm wide; peduncular bract 12 cm long, inserted 0.5 cm from base, brown, papery; peduncle 9 cm long, 1.3 cm wide; rachis 14.5 cm long, 1 cm wide; rachillae 14 per rachis, 12-18 cm long. Fruits 1.8-1.2 cm, green. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 425, subunit no. 62, inside transect

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