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| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 8421 |
| Collected with | D. Pedersen, M.V. Sørensen, A.K. Brunbjerg & C. Grández |
| Country | Peru |
| Subpart | Madre de Dios |
| County | |
| Locality | Tambopata province. 32 km W of Puerto Maldonado. N side of Interoceanica nr 3. Primary forest on tierra firme |
| Coordinates | 12° 41' 48.12'' S 69° 27' 31.14'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 212 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 212 |
| Start date | 2011/04/09 |
| End date | 2011/04/09 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Hyospathe elegans Mart. |
| Determined by | Henrik Balslev |
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| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Stem 2.02 m long, 1.5 cm thick; internodes 8 cm long, > stem diameter, smooth, green. Base of stem with visible roots, 17-28 cm long, 0.9 cm wide. Crownshaft present. Leaves 5 per stem; sheath 20 cm long, closed; petiole 21 cm long, section margined; rachis 55 cm long; lamina pinnate, 72 cm long, 57 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 3 per side. Infructescence infrafoliar; peduncle 5 cm long, 1 cm wide; rachis 7 cm long, 0.8 cm wide; rachillae 18 per rachis, 9 - 18.5 cm long. Fruits 1 cm long, 0.8 cm wide, green. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 436, subunit no. 43, inside transect. |
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