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| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 8232 |
| Collected with | Dennis Pedersen, Narel Paniagua Zambrana, Manual Macia & Alexander Parada |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Subpart | Cochabamba/Beni |
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| Locality | 120 km NE of Cochabamba, 1 km NE of the San Benito village, next to the Isiboro river. Dense tropical forest on floodplain, dominated by large canopy palms |
| Coordinates | 16° 31' 55.6'' S 65° 29' 46.9'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 212 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 212 |
| Start date | 2010/03/23 |
| End date | 2010/03/23 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Hyospathe elegans Mart. |
| Determined by | Balslev H. |
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| Field notes | Cespitose understory palm. Stem 2.15 m long, 3 cm thick, fissured, gray; internodes 9 cm long. Leaves 7; sheath 16 cm long, closed; petiole 18 cm long, section margined; rachis 43 cm long; lamina pinnate, 68 cm long, 32 cm wide, glabrous; pinnae per side 3, regularly inserted; basal pinna 39 cm long, middle pinna 36 cm long, apical pinna 35 cm long. Inflorescence infrafoliar; peduncular bract 2 cm long, green, herbaceous, inserted 2 cm from the base; peduncle 4 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; rachis 6.5 cm long, 0.4 cm wide; rachillae 14, 12-17 cm long. Flowers sessile, cream colored. Local name: Jatata grande. Informant: Rodolfo Noza. Transect HB126, SU 030; 20K-233559-8170551, in transect |
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