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| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 8481 |
| Collected with | D. Pedersen, L.B. Thostrup, E.L. Tagø, I.M. Østergaard, J. Jensen & C. Grández |
| Country | Peru |
| Subpart | Loreto |
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| Locality | 166 km SW of Iquitos, 1.5 km SW of San Martín. Río Samiria. SW bank of oxbow lake. Primary forest on floodplain |
| Coordinates | 4° 42' 0'' S 74° 24' 7'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 109 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 2011/06/30 |
| End date | 2011/06/30 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Desmoncus polyacanthos var. polyacanthos Mart. |
| Determined by | Henrik Balslev |
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| Field notes | Cespitose understory palm. Liana. Stem 28 m long, smooth. Leaves 11 per stem; sheath 15-20 cm long, closed, with 2 mm long black spines; petiole 4 cm, section margined, with 5 mm long black spines; rachis 50 cm, with 5 mm long black spines; lamina pinnate, 60 cm long, 30 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 6 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 16 cm long, middle pinna 20 cm long, apical pinna 17 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; peduncular bract 30+ cm long, green, herbaceous, with 1 mm long black spines. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 465, way out from transect |
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