| Field notes | AAU - 64761 Bactris simplicifrons Cespitose with two stems. Stem 130 cm, 1 cm diam, internodes 9 cm, without spines. Leaves 6; sheath 20 cm, closed for 16 cm; petiole 26 cm; rachis 25 cm; blade entire, 50 X 30 cm. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 7 cm, 1 cm wide, appressed to inner side of leafsheath; peduncular bract 10 cm, 2 cm; peduncle 4 cm, recurving; rachis 0.5 cm; rachillae 5, 3 - 6 cm. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 8 cm, 1.5 cm wide;peduncular bract 11 cm, 2 cm wide; peduncle 8 cm, 1.5 cm wide; peduncular bract 11 cm, 2 cm wide; peduncle 5 cm; rachis 0.5 cm; rachillae 5; immature fruits, globose, light green, 1 cm diam. |