| Field notes | Solitary palm, 380 cm. tall. Stem 85 cm. tall, with persistent leafbases. No. of leaves: 8 + one juvenile. Leaves erect. Petiole 120 cm. long, Rachis 211 cm. long. No. of pinnae: 2 x 31. Basel pinnae 46 x 0.3 cm, Middle pinnae: 70 x 5 cm., Apical pinnae: 17.5 x 1.4 cm. Pinnae regularly distributed and all in one plane. Infl.: Two old infructescences and one bud. Prophyl bicarinate, 27 x 4 cm.. First peduncular bract 130 cm long. Peduncle 69 cm long, creamy yellow at base, reddish in the apical end. Crosssection ovate. Rachis 17 cm. long, red. No. of rachillae: 10. Basel rachillae: 61 cm long, Apical: 46 cm long. Mature fruits green, globular, 0.9 cm in diameter. N. V. Na-i (Siona) AAU, QCA, QCNE. org. no. AAU 67314 |
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