| Field notes | Cespitose. Stems 4 m long, 3 cm diam., internodes 5-7 cm long, heavily armed w. spines. Lvs 4-5, spreading; 5 lvs measured: sheath 15, 30, 30, 30, 33 cm; petiole: 10, 18, 15, 25, 25 cm; rachis 120, 130, 150, 138, 160 long; lamina length 140, 145, 180, 160, 190 cm; lamina width 75, 80, 90, 85, 90 cm. Number of pinnae per side 45, 45, 43, 43, 45; longest pinnae 42, 47, 53, 50, 54 cm. (AAU+AMAZ+TURKU). Photo DSCN 1924-1945 |