| Field notes | Stem 59cm long and 3cm thick with white spines on the surface. Crown: 7 leaves, petioles round in cross-section. Leaves: sheath length 36cm, petiole length 93cm, lamina length 143cm and 89cm wide. Pinnae: 28, irregularly distributed (bushy appearence). Spines on the surface of both sheath, petiole, lamina and pinnae. Palm sterile. 2 duplicates. Found in subunit 003. |