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| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 7993 |
| Collected with | C. Grandez, D. Pedersen, B. Bergmann, G. del Aguila Panduro, Jim Chilo, A. Alvarado & J. Gonzales Baardales |
| Country | Peru |
| Subpart | Loreto |
| County | |
| 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: 467659; 9215481 |
| Coordinates | 7° 5' 50.4'' S 75° 17' 34.3'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 162 |
| 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 10 m tall, 8 cm in diameter, with spines; internodes 4 cm long; base with many roots to 20 cm long. Leaves 12; leaf sheath 20 cm long, open; petiole 30 cm long, margined; rachis 100 cm long; lamina pinnate, bushy; number of pinnae 28 per side, inserted in groups of 3-6, basal pinna 29 cm long, middle pinna 30 cm long, apical pinna 20 cm long; sheath, petiole and rachis with brown spines. Infructescence interfoliar; peduncle 145 cm long, 1.8 cm wide, green; rachis 51 cm long, 0.8 cm wide, green; rachillae 38, 18-34 cm long, green; prophyll, bract and peduncle with black spines. Fruits globose, orange. HB transect no.383, subunit no. 63. |
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