| Collector | Bernal, R. |
| Number | 4515 |
| Collected with | H. Balslev, L. Mesa, D. Pedersen, J.C. Garcés, F.J. Horacio, N. Morueta, L. Skov Jensen, M. Moreno |
| Country | Colombia |
| Subpart | Guainía |
| County | |
| Locality | Río Guaviare S bank, Barrancón, approximately 3.5 km inland from rivershore, 142 km WNW of Inírida, 14 km WNW of Arrecifal. Tropical rain forest on flat ground with many wet depressions, probably transition from floodplain to terrace. Canopy 20 m tall, forest dominated by palms (Oenocarpus bataua, Manicaria saccifera). |
| Coordinates | 3° 36' 10.3'' N 69° 10' 43'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 124 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 2009/09/19 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Hyospathe elegans Mart. |
| Determined by | R. Bernal & H. Balslev |
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| Field notes | Cespitose, understory palm. Stem aerial, 1 m high, 1 cm thick, with a crownshaft. Leaves 9 per stem; sheath 10 cm long, closed; petiole 14 cm long, margined in cross section; rachis 40 cm long; lamina flat; pinnae 2-3 per side. Infructescence infrafoliar. Transect HB1017, subunit no. 002, 004, 057; UTM 19N-480165-398231. |
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