| Collector | Skov, F. |
| Number | 60129 |
| Collected with | Skov-Petersen, K. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | NAPO |
| County | |
| Locality | Río Napo, Anaconda Island one half hour downstream from Mishaualli. Lightly cut forest in hilly terrain. |
| Coordinates | 0° 59' S 77° 27' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 350 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 350 |
| Start date | 1985/09/22 |
| End date | 1985/09/23 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Hyospathe elegans subsp. elegans Mart. |
| Determined by | Henderson, A. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Cespitose with no obvious runners. To 4 m tall. In- florescence branches red at maturity. Fruits first green, later black. A small cupula is present on the rachillae when the fruits have fallen. Used as spear in animal hunting according to Raphael Quinde. Nom. Vern.: Ca wang (Quichua) |
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