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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8491
Collected with D. Pedersen, L.B. Thostrup, E.L. Tagø, I.M. Østergaard, J. Jensen & C. Grández
Country Peru
Subpart Loreto
County  
Locality 162 km SW of Iquitos, 20 km SE of San Martín. Río Samiria, left bank going up. Primary forest on floodplain
Coordinates 4° 48' 7'' S 74° 4' 9'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 106
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2011/07/03
End date 2011/07/03
Family Arecaceae
Identification Geonoma macrostachys var. acaulis (Mart.)A.J.Hend.
Determined by Henrik Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary understory palm. Acaulecent. Leaves 13; sheath 20 cm long, open; petiole 28 cm long, section round; rachis 30 cm long; lamina pinnate, 40 cm long, 36 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 3 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 24 cm long, middle pinna 21 cm long, apical pinna 19 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 8 cm long, 0.7 cm wide, papery; peduncular bract 15 cm long, inserted 8 cm from base, brown, papery; peduncle 85 cm long, 0.3 cm wide; spike 13 cm long, 0.7 cm wide. Fruits green, 1x1 cm. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 470, subunit no. 8, inside transect

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