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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8435
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 Puerto Maldonado towards Iñapari. 6 km East of Interoceanica nr 1. Bella Horizonte Lodge. Primary forest on tierra firme
Coordinates 12° 28' 16.8'' S 69° 5' 7.8'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 242
Maximum elevation (m) 242
Start date 2011/04/12
End date 2011/04/12
Family Arecaceae
Identification Chamaedorea angustisecta Burret
Determined by Henrik Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary understory palm. Stem 247 cm long, 4.5 cm thick; internodes 3-5 cm long, green, smooth. Base of stem with more than 26 visible roots, 6 cm long, 0.5 cm thick. Crownshaft present. Leaves 7 per stem; sheath 60 cm long, closed; petiole 20 cm long, section margined; rachis 156 cm long; lamina pinnate, 173 cm long, flat, glabrous; pinnae 39 per side, insertion regular. Infructescence infrafoliar; peduncular bracts 16+ cm long, inserted 1.5, 3.2, 7, 13, 21.5, 30, 43 and 53 cm from base, brown, papery; peduncle 73 cm long, 1 cm wide; rachis 12 cm long, 1 cm wide; rachillae 19 per rachis 16-22 cm long. Fruits 1.7 cm long, 0.9 cm wide, green/black. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 440, subunit no. 61, inside transect

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