Hyospathe is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family, native to South America and Central America. It contains the following species: Hyospathe elegans Mart. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil Hyospathe frontinensis A.J.Hend. - Colombia Hyospathe macrorhachis Burret - Ecuador Hyospathe peruviana A.J.Hend. - Huánuco region of Perú↑ ↑