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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 8504
Collected with D. Pedersen, L.B. Thostrup, E.L. Tagø, I.M. Østergaard, J. Jensen & C. Grández
Country Peru
Subpart Loreto
County  
Locality 229 km SW of Iquitos, 69 km SW of San Martín. Río Samiria, left bank going up. Primary forest on floodplain
Coordinates 5° 14' 6'' S 74° 41' 1'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 126
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2011/07/06
End date 2011/07/06
Family Arecaceae
Identification Bactris bifida Mart.
Determined by Henrik Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Colonial understory palm. Liana. Stem 1 m long, 1 cm thick; internodes 3 cm long, > stem diameter, smooth. Roots few visible. Leaves 7 per stem; sheath 14 cm long, open, with 1 cm long black spines; petiole 4 cm long, section margined; rachis 45 cm long, with 3 cm long brown spines; lamina entire, bifid, 60 cm long, 15 cm wide, flat, glabrous. Infructescence interfoliar. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 476, subunit no. 68, inside transect

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