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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8434
Collected with D. Pedersen, M.V. Sørensen, A.K. Brunbjerg & C. Grández
Country Peru
Subpart Madre de Dios
County  
Locality Tambopata province. 17 km NE of Pueto Maldonado towards Iñapari. 6 km East of Interoceanica nr 1. Bella Horizonte Lodge. Primary forest on tierra firme
Coordinates 12° 28' 24.6'' S 69° 5' 2.64'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 230
Maximum elevation (m) 230
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. Base with few visible roots. Leaves 13 per stem; sheath 12 cm long; petiole 33 cm long; rachis 42 cm long; lamina pinnate, 55 cm long, 31 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 4 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 26 cm long, middle pinna 26 cm long, apical pinna 22 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 8 cm long, 1.3 cm wide, papery; peduncular bract 16 cm long, inserted 0.46 cm from base, brown, papery; peduncle 69 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; rachis 18 cm long, 0.8 cm wide. Fruits globose, 0.8x0.8 cm. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 440, subunit no. 3, inside transect

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