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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8416
Collected with D. Pedersen, M.V. Sørensen, A.K. Brunbjerg & C. Grández
Country Peru
Subpart Madre de Dios
County  
Locality Tahuamanu province. 160 km N of Puerto Maldonado, 28 km S of Iñapari. Along Interoceanica nr 1. Primary forest on tierra firme
Coordinates 11° 11' 52.68'' S 69° 33' 56.4'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 343
Maximum elevation (m) 343
Start date 2011/04/06
End date 2011/04/06
Family Arecaceae
Identification Geonoma macrostachys var. acaulis (Mart.)A.J.Hend.
Determined by Henrik Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary understory palm. Acaulecent. Leaves 11 per stem; sheath 14 cm long, open; petiole 58 cm long, section round; rachis 29.5 cm long; lamina pinnate, 43 cm long, flat, glabrous; pinnae 3 per side; basal pinna 23 cm long, middle pinna 21 cm long, apical pinna 22 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 13 cm long, 1.2 cm wide, papery; peduncular bract 22.5 cm long, 0.4 cm wide, inserted 0.5 cm from base, brown; papery; peduncle 72 cm long, 0.7 cm wide; rachis 15 cm long, 0.7 cm wide. Fruits globose, 0.8x0.8 cm, light green. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 431, subunit no. 33, inside transect

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