| Field notes | Solitary. Stem up to 2 m, base with ca. 30 adventitious roots to 16 cm long, 0.6 cm diam., internodes basally 5.5 cm. Leaves 5; sheath 24 cm, closed for 5 cm, dark green; petiole 12 cm, 0.7 cm wide, rounded below, channeled to flat above; rachis 40 cm, blade entire, 65 x 40 cm, bifid for 24 cm or with up to 5 pinnae per side, basal pinnae 34 x 3.5 cm, middle pinnae 37 x 4 cm, apical pinnae 38 x 12 cm. Infructscence up to 4 per plant, infra-to interfoliar; bracts missing; peduncle 42 cm, 0.6 cm wide, cream at base, red above; rachis 50 cm, 0.8 cm wide, red; fruits oblong, green, 12 x 7 mm. Dupl. 5: AAU, QCA, QCNE... |