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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8501
Collected with D. Pedersen, L.B. Thostrup, E.L. Tagø, I.M. Østergaard, J. Jensen & C. Grández
Country Peru
Subpart Loreto
County  
Locality 225 km SW of Iquitos, 65 km SW of San Martín. Río Samiria, right bank of river going up. Primary forest on floodplain
Coordinates 5° 12' 6'' S 74° 40' 2'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 115
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2011/07/05
End date 2011/07/05
Family Arecaceae
Identification Geonoma macrostachys var. acaulis (Mart.)A.J.Hend.
Determined by Henrik Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary understory palm. Acaulecent. Roots 25 visible, 3 cm long. Leaves 15; sheath 30 cm long, open; petiole 53 cm long; rachis 60 cm long; lamina pinnate, 84 cm long, 43 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 4-5 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 33 cm long, middle pinna 34 cm long, apical pinna 30 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 19 cm long, 0.5 cm wide, papery; peduncular bract 26 cm long, inserted 10 cm from base, brown, papery; peduncle 84 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; spike 24 cm long, 1 cm wide. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 475, subunit no. 32, inside transect

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