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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8459
Collected with M.V. Sørensen, A.K. Brunbjerg & C. Grández
Country Peru
Subpart Madre de Dios
County  
Locality Tambopata province. 113 km W of Puerto Maldonado, 13 km E of Santa Rosa, to the north along sideroad to Interoceanica nr 3. Primary forest on terrace
Coordinates 12° 53' 28.56'' S 70° 11' 5.9'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 263
Maximum elevation (m) 263
Start date 2011/04/19
End date 2011/04/19
Family Arecaceae
Identification Geonoma macrostachys var. acaulis (Mart.)A.J.Hend.
Determined by Henrik Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary understory palm. Acaulecent. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 10 per stem; leaf sheath 12 cm long, open; petiole 35 cm long, section round, softly margined; rachis 32 cm long; lamina pinnate, 48 cm long, 40 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 3 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 29 cm long, middle pinna 29.5 cm long, apical pinna 25 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 6.5+ cm long, 1.5 cm wide, papery; peduncular bract 15+ cm long, brown, papery; peduncle 53 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; spike 10 cm long, 1 cm wide. Fruits 0.3 cm long, 0.5 cm wide, green. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 450, subunit no. 6, inside transect

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