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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8431
Collected with D. Pedersen, M.V. Sørensen, A.K. Brunbjerg & C. Grández
Country Peru
Subpart Madre de Dios
County  
Locality Tambopata province. 15 km NNE of Puerto Maldonado towards Iñapari. 0.5 km E of Interoceanica nr 1. Primary forest on tierra firme
Coordinates 12° 27' 53.1'' S 69° 8' 4.8'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 234
Maximum elevation (m) 234
Start date 2011/04/12
End date 2011/04/12
Family Arecaceae
Identification Geonoma macrostachys var. acaulis (Mart.)A.J.Hend.
Determined by Henrik Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary understory palm. Acaulecent. Few visible roots. Leaves 7 per stem; sheath 6.5 cm long, open; petiole 29 cm long, section round; rachis 27 cm long; lamina pinnate, 39 cm long, 43 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 4 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 21 cm long, middle pinna 24 cm long, apical pinna 22 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 4.8 cm long, 0.9 cm wide, papery; peduncular bract 12.5 cm long, 4.5 cm wide, inserted 4.5 cm from base, brown, papery; peduncle 32.5 cm long, 0,3 cm wide; rachis 10.5 cm long 0.8 cm wide. Fruits 0.6 cm long, 0.5 cm wide, green. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 439, subunit no. 2, inside transect

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