| Field notes | Stem solitary, 3 m tall, 3 cm diam., with black spines pointing down. Lvs. 7, rachis 84 cm, pinnae 11 on each side, in remote groups of 2. Inflorescence erect. Scarce at 1500-1700 m elevation. We continued to see this palm at the higher parts of the trail during 4 days walking between "18 de Febrero" and Untsuants. |