| Field notes | Solitary. Stem 20 cm, 1.5 cm diam., internodes 1 cm. Leaves 7, erect; sheath 5 cm, open; petiole 18 cm, rounded below, flat to ridged above, green; rachis 23 cm to 28 cm; pinnae 3 per side, basal pinnae 23 X 4 cm, middle pinnae 26 X 7 cm, apical pinnae 17 X 6 cm. Infructescence interfoliar, erect, pendent; prophyll 6.5 cm, 1 cm wide, fibrous; no peduncular bract; peduncle 13 cm, 0.5 cm wide, dark red; rachis 10 cm, 0.6 cm, dark red; fruits (immature) ovate, acuminate, green, 0.8 cm, 0.6 cm wide. |