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| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 8388 |
| Collected with | D. Pedersen, M.V. Sørensen, A.K. Brunbjerg & C. Grández |
| Country | Peru |
| Subpart | Madre de Dios |
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| Locality | Tahuamanu province. 175 km N of Puerto Maldonado, 11 km SW of Iñapari. Along Interoceanica nr 1. Primary forest on tierra firme |
| Coordinates | 11° 2' 31.08'' S 69° 32' 6.24'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 287 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 287 |
| Start date | 2011/04/02 |
| End date | 2011/04/02 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Hyospathe elegans Mart. |
| Determined by | Henrik Balslev |
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| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Stem 210 cm long, 1.2 cm thick; internodes 5 cm long, > stem diameter, smooth. Stilt roots aprox. 14, 6 cm long, 0.5 cm wide. Crownshaft present. Leaves 4 per stem; sheath 20 cm long, closed; petiole 13 cm long, section margined; rachis 47 cm long; lamina entire, bifid, 67 cm long, 25 cm wide, flat, glabrous. Infructescence infrafoliar; peduncle 6 cm long, 1.5 cm wide; rachis 5 cm long, 1.4 cm wide; rachillae 12, 12-21 cm long. Fruits green becoming black, 1.2 cm long, 0.8 cm wide. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 423, subunit no. 19, inside transect |
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