| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 7804 |
| Collected with | C. Grandez, G. Criollo, D. Pedersen, L. Stewart, I. Nicolajsen, W. Eiserhardt, D. Lindvig |
| Country | Peru |
| Subpart | Ucayali-Atalaya |
| County | |
| Locality | About 180 km S of Pucallpa, 15.5 km to the east along a timber-road from Nueva Italia, which on a Río Ucayali oxbow (UTM 8917990 S; 618859 W). Tall rainforest on flat terrace, dominated by Lepidocaryum tenue. |
| Coordinates | 9° 47' 11.8'' S 73° 54' 58.5'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 220 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 2008/10/18 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Hyospathe elegans Mart. |
| Determined by | H. Balslev |
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| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Stem 0.9m long, 1cm thick; crownshaft 15cm long. Leaves 8 per stem; sheath 15cm, closed; petiole 22cm, margined, green; rachis 44cm; lamina 65 x 49cm; pinnae 6 per side, basal 29cm, middle 23cm, apical 26cm. Inflorescence infrafoliar; prophyll 5cm long; peduncular bract 7cm long, soft, green. Transect HB350-SU02. |
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