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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 7699
Collected with C. Grandez, G. Criollo, D. Pedersen, L. Stewart, I. Nicolajsen, W. Eiserhardt, D. Lindvig
Country Peru
Subpart Junín
County  
Locality Just N of the road along Río Tambo 5km S of Atalaya (UTM 8809660 S; 634283 W). Tall rainforest on long, not steep slope.
Coordinates 10° 45' 56.5'' S 73° 46' 18.6'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 444
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 2008/10/11
End date 0/00/00
Family Arecaceae
Identification Hyospathe elegans Mart.
Determined by H. Balslev
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Cespitose, understory palm. Stem 2m long, 1.5cm thick; crown-crownshaft 98cm long. Leaves 7 per stem; sheath 18cm, closed; petiole 22cm, margined, green; rachis 50cm; lamina 77 x 40cm; pinnae 5 per side, basal 40cm, middle 42cm, apical 36cm. Inflorescence infrafoliar; peduncular bract 30cm long, brown, inserted 1cm from base; peduncle 4cm long, 0.4cm thick, smooth; rachis 8cm long, branched to 1st order; rachillae 25, 19cm long, 0.1cm thick. Transect HB341-SU71.

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