| Field notes | Solitary. Acaulescent or with a stem up to 15 cm, 2 cm diam. Leaves 9; sheath 25 cm, green, closed for 6 cm, upper 10 cm bending away from stem; petiole 7 cm; rachis 38 cm; blade entire, 62 x 40 cm, slightly toothed at margins. Inflorescence interfoliar, sometimes enclosed in sheath for 18 cm, spicate; prophyll 3 cm; peduncular bracts 4; 1st peduncular bract 6 cm, inserted 1.5 cm above prophyll; 2nd peduncular bract 11 cm, inserted 6 cm above prophyll; 3rd peduncular bract 15 cm, inserted 13 cm above prophyll; 4th peduncular bract 14 cm, inserted 20 cm above prophyll; peduncle 30 cm; rachis 26 cm, 0.4 cm wide, red; fruits 1.2 cm, 0.7 cm wide, green. |