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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8399
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 S of Iñapari. Along Interoceanica nr 1. Primary forest on tierra firme
Coordinates 11° 2' 49.08'' S 69° 33' 54.3'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 290
Maximum elevation (m) 290
Start date 2011/04/04
End date 2011/04/04
Family Arecaceae
Identification Aiphanes horrida (Jacq.) Burret
Determined by Henrik Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary understory palm. Stem 180 cm high, 6 cm thick; internodes 6-8 cm long, with 1-5 cm long spines. Leaves 10 per stem; sheath 14 cm long, closed, spiny; spines 2-4 cm long, brown with black apex; petiole 43 cm long, section round, spiny; spines 3-10 cm long, brown; rachis 140 cm long, spiny; spines 2.5-4 cm long, brown; lamina pinnate, 158 cm long, 59 cm wide, flat, hairy; pinnae 19 per side, inserted in groups of 2-3; basal pinna 16 cm long, middle pinna 24 cm long, apical pinna 17 cm long. Sterile. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 427, subunit no. 2, inside transect

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