| Field notes | Solitary palm. Stem 8 m high; internodes 2 cm long, < stem diameter, green. Crownshaft present. Leaves 6; sheath 80 cm long, closed; petiole 20 cm long, section round; rachis 3 m long; lamina pinnate; pinnae 37 per side, regularly inserted in groups of 2; basal pinna 55 cm long, middle pinna 71 cm long, apical pinna 41 cm long. Inflorescence/infructescence infrafoliar, multiple; prophyll 2 cm long, 1 cm wide, woody; peduncular bract 10 cm long, inserted 4 cm from base, brown, herbaceous; peduncle 10 cm long, 3 cm wide; rachis 5 cm long, 2 cm wide; rachillae 6, 15-20 cm long. Flowers sessile, cream. Fruits green, 2.5x2.5 cm. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 1046 |