| Field notes | Solitary. Stem 7 m, 8 - 10 cm diam. Leaves 15 - 20; sheath 46 cm; petiole 13 cm; rachis 210 cm; pinnae 35 per side, 1 - 6 veined, lower pinnae 51 X 3 cm, middle pinnae 80 X 7 cm, apical pinnae 55 X 3 cm. Inflorescence buds 2, infrafoliar; prophyll 27 cm, 11 cm wide; peduncular bract 26 cm, 9 cm wide, inserted 1 cm above the prophyll, covered by a light brown tomentum. Inflorescence 1, infrafoliar, to three times branched; prophyll not seen; peduncular bract not seen; peduncle 14 cm, 4 cm wide, green, covered by a light brown tomentum; rachis 47 cm; 1. order rachillae 24, the upper 11 simple, lower 1. order rachillae 40 cm, 2.5 cm wide, with 16 2. order rachillae, the upper 8 simple, lower 2. order rachillae 11 cm, 1.5 cm wide with 5 up to 31 cm and 0.8 cm wide 3. order rachillae. Dubl.: 4 AAU, QCA, QCNE |
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