| Field notes | Solitary palm. Stem 110 cm. long. Diam. 1 cm. Stem green to brown glabrous with conspicuous nodes. No. of leaves 8. Lamina bifid. No of infructescences 2 inserted at the 2. and 4. apical node. No. of inflorescences 2 intrafoliar, spicate. Infructescence: Peduncle 5 cm. long. Spike 18 cm. long, orange-red. Fruits black 1.0 X 0.5 cm. Dubl.: AAU, QCA, QCNE. |