AAU Herbarium Database

New Search   Modify Search

Collector Emilio, T.
Number 781
Collected with H. Balslev & D. Pedersen
Country Brazil
Subpart Amazonas
County  
Locality Río Juruá. 205 km SW of Carauari. 0.5 km N of Dona Nene. Primary riverside vegetation on floodplain. Growing in clumps in 1 m deep water along crek in rainforest
Coordinates 6° 14' 41.8'' S 68° 8' 40.4'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 105
Maximum elevation (m) 105
Start date 2012/04/05
End date 2012/04/05
Family Arecaceae
Identification Geonoma maxima subsp. compta (Trail) A.J.Hend.
Determined by  
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Cespitose understory palm. Stem 2-3 m high, 1 cm thick; internodes 2-5 cm long, grey-green, smooth. Base of stem without visible roots. Leaves 6-7 per stem; sheath 12 cm long, open; petiole 55 cm long, section round; rachis 47 cm long; lamina pinnate, 75 cm long, 60 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 15 per side, insertion regular; middle pinna 38 cm long, apical pinna 27 cm long. Infructescence infrafoliar; peduncle 8 cm long, 0.8 cm wide, orange; rachis 10 cm long, 0.5 cm wide, orange; rachillae 11, 11-20 cm long. Fruits green, black when mature, 0.9 cm long, 0.8 cm wide. The specimen measured was large, other specimens in the population about half the size. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 751, from transect

This record
Other records of Geonoma maxima subsp. compta

The map displays only records from the Aarhus Herbarium Database.
The records may not represent the full distribution of Geonoma maxima subsp. compta

New Search   Modify Search