| Field notes | Stems single, cm 6 m tall, ca 4 cm in diam., unarmed, green with dirty whitish leaf scars. Distance between leaf scars in the upper part of the stem ca 4-5 cm. Stem uniformly thick, no stilt roots present. No. of mature leaves: 5. Length of petiole: ca 30 cm. Length of leaf blade: ca 1.5 m. No of infl.: 3, pendent. |