| Field notes | Trunk solitary, ca 12-14 m high, diam 23 cm, internodes 40 cm, crown of 11 leaves, leaf sheath 125 cm, petiole 117 cm, rachis 5 m, pinnae 115 pairs in clusters of ca. 5, only in the distal 30 cm at about regular intervals, axis of inflorescence 55 cm long, 255 rachillae, 150 cm long orange-red, inferior spathe 95 cm long, superior 210 cm long, fruit immature, tar-like. Frequent. Abundant at 225 m alt. "Mankoemboe" |