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Collector Emilio, T.
Number 828
Collected with H. Balslev & D. Pedersen
Country Brazil
Subpart Amazonas
County  
Locality Río Juruá. 269 km SW of Carauari. 126 km E of Eirunepé. 1.5 km N of Barro Vermelho. Primary forest on terra firme
Coordinates 6° 26' 50.6'' S 68° 44' 54.4'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 166
Maximum elevation (m) 166
Start date 2012/04/17
End date 2012/04/17
Family Arecaceae
Identification Lepidocaryum tenue Mart.
Determined by H.Balslev & T. Emilio
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Colonial understory palm. Stem 2 m high, 2.5 cm thick; internodes 5-6 cm long, brown, smooth. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 12 per stem; sheath 20 cm long, closed; petiole 75 cm long, section round, margined at base; lamina palmate, 67 cm long, 110 cm wide, flat; segments 2 per side, 67 cm long, insertion regular. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 9 cm long, 1.7 cm wide, brown, herbaceous; peduncular bracts 10, 8-10 cm long, green, herbaceous; peduncle 105 cm long, 0.7 cm wide; rachis 5 cm long; rachillae 2, 9-20 cm long. Fruits scaly, red/orange, 2.5 cm long, 1.7 cm wide. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 762, to transect

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