| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 7599 |
| Collected with | C. Grandez, G. Criollo, D. Pedersen, L. Stewart, I. Nicolajsen, W. Eiserhardt, D. Lindvig |
| Country | Peru |
| Subpart | Ucayali-Atalaya |
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| Locality | Bolognesi on Río Ucayali 185km SSE for Pucallpa (UTM 8897978 S; 621805 W). Tall rainforest with very dense understory of palms, especially Lepidocaryum tenue, Geonoma brongniartii, on flat, high terrace 16 km N of the village. |
| Coordinates | 9° 58' 2.9'' S 73° 53' 19.6'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 215 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 2008/10/03 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Hyospathe elegans Mart. |
| Determined by | H. Balslev |
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| Field notes | Understory palm. Stem 2.5m long, 1.5cm thick. Leaves 7 per stem; sheath 15cm, closed; petiole 16cm, green; rachis 39cm; lamina 57 x 27cm; pinnae 3 per side, basal 25cm, middle 30cm, apical 28cm. Inflorescence infrafoliar; prophyll 8cm; peduncular bract 21cm, soft, smooth, green; peduncle 3.5cm long, 0.4cm thick, smooth; rachis 8cm long, branched to 1st order; rachillae 19, 12cm long, 0.1cm thick. Transect HB333-SU44. |
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