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| Collector | Pedersen, H. B. |
| Number | 97612 |
| Collected with | Evans, D. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | PASTAZA |
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| Locality | Near the Achuar village of Mashient, northside of Rio Pastaza. Terra firme. Primary forest. |
| Coordinates | 2° 8' S 77° 18' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 500 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 500 |
| Start date | 1990/10/04 |
| End date | 1990/10/04 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Hyospathe elegans subsp. elegans Mart. |
| Determined by | Henderson, A. |
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| Field notes | Solitary palm. Stem 2 m tall, diameter 1 cm, glabrous bamboo-like. Eight leaves, leaf sheath 22 cm, forming a green 16 cm long crownshaft, petiole 27 cm, rachis 63 cm. Infrafoliar inflorescence, erect with rachillae in a straight angel to the rachis. On terra firme. Vernacular name: Sapap (Achuar), - this name also used for several species of Geonoma. Leaves used for thatch. |
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