| Field notes | Solitary, stem 15-20 cm. Lvs 7 in crown; sheath fibrous, ca. 12 cm; petiole 34 cm; rachis 11 cm; lamina 26x15 cm, scarcely spiny on sheath and petiole, spines flattened, dark brown, to 1.1 cm; sheath and proximal part of petiole brown tomentose; blade thin, glabrous, dark green, lighter green abaxially, spinulose at margins |