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Collector Bernal, R.
Number 4692
Collected with L.A. Núñez, H. Balslev & D. Pedersen
Country Colombia
Subpart Amazonas
County  
Locality 17.3 km WNW of La Pedrera, 0.4 km S of the village Loma Linda by the Caqueta river. On floodplain at foot of hill. Primary tropical rain forest on floodplain.
Coordinates 1° 16' 30'' S 69° 43' 49'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 74
Maximum elevation (m) 74
Start date 2011/01/25
End date 2011/01/25
Family Arecaceae
Identification Bactris maraja var. maraja Mart.
Determined by H. Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Solitary understory palm. Stem 1.7 m tall, 0.8 cm thick, rough; internodes 13 cm long; base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 7; leaf sheath 14 cm long, open, with 0.5-1.5 cm long brown spines; petiole 83 cm long, section round, with 1-1.5 cm long, brown spines; rachis 61 cm; lamina pinnate, 61 cm long, 41 cm wide, glabrous; pinnae 7 per side, inserted in groups of 1-2, basal pinna 22 cm long, middle pinna 20 cm long, apical pinna 29 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; peduncular bract 15 cm long, inserted 10 cm from base, brown, woody, with 0.4-1 cm long brown spines; peduncle 14 cm long, 0.7 cm wide; rachis 1.5 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; rachillae 6, 3-5 cm long. Fruits green, 1.9 cm long, 1.2 cm wide. DNA sample not taken. Transect 1039, subunit no. 002, inside transect

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