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| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 8399 |
| Collected with | D. Pedersen, M.V. Sørensen, A.K. Brunbjerg & C. Grández |
| Country | Peru |
| Subpart | Madre de Dios |
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| Locality | Tahuamanu province. 176 km N of Puerto Maldonado, 11 km S of Iñapari. Along Interoceanica nr 1. Primary forest on tierra firme |
| Coordinates | 11° 2' 49.08'' S 69° 33' 54.3'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 290 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 290 |
| Start date | 2011/04/04 |
| End date | 2011/04/04 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Aiphanes horrida (Jacq.) Burret |
| Determined by | Henrik Balslev |
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| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Stem 180 cm high, 6 cm thick; internodes 6-8 cm long, with 1-5 cm long spines. Leaves 10 per stem; sheath 14 cm long, closed, spiny; spines 2-4 cm long, brown with black apex; petiole 43 cm long, section round, spiny; spines 3-10 cm long, brown; rachis 140 cm long, spiny; spines 2.5-4 cm long, brown; lamina pinnate, 158 cm long, 59 cm wide, flat, hairy; pinnae 19 per side, inserted in groups of 2-3; basal pinna 16 cm long, middle pinna 24 cm long, apical pinna 17 cm long. Sterile. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 427, subunit no. 2, inside transect |
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