| Field notes | Solitary. Stem up to 150 cm, 2 cm diam, internodes 2 - 5 cm. Leaves 5; sheath 17 cm, closed for 3 cm; petiole 22 cm, 0.5 cm wide; rachis 19 cm; blade entire, 40 X 30 cm, apex bifid for 19 cm. Inflorescence interfoliar, enclosed in leafsheath for 15 cm, spicate; peduncle 25 cm, 0.4 cm wide; rachis 36 cm, 0.5 cm wide, red. |