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| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 7992 |
| Collected with | C. Grandez, D. Pedersen, B. Bergmann, G. del Aguila Panduro, Jim Chilo, A. Alvarado & J. Gonzales Baardales |
| Country | Peru |
| Subpart | Loreto |
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| Locality | Río Ucayali, 25 km SW of Orellana, 166 km NW of Pucallpa. Village of Inahuaya, App. 4 km from river. Primary forest on very steep slopes. UTM 18M: 467713; 9215492 |
| Coordinates | 7° 5' 50'' S 75° 17' 32.6'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 172 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 2009/06/22 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Aiphanes horrida (Jacq.) Burret |
| Determined by | H.Balslev |
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| Field notes | Solitary midstory palm. Stem 6 m tall, 5 cm in diameter, with spines; internodes 4 cm long. Leaves 13; leaf sheath 20 cm long, open; petiole 58 cm long, margined; rachis 157 cm long; lamina pinnate, bushy; number of pinnae 31 per side, inserted in groups of 2-7, basal pinna 32 cm long, middle pinna 37 cm long, apical pinna 27 cm long; black spines present on sheath, petiole and rachis. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 63 cm long, 7 cm wide; peduncle 178 cm long, 1.8 cm wide; rachis 83 cm long, 1 cm wide, green; rachillae 75, 11-38 cm long, green; prophyll, bract and peduncle with brown-black spines. Fruits green-orange. HB transect no.383, subunit no. 52. |
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