| Field notes | Colonial understory palm. Stem 3m long, 3-5cm thick; spines 4cm long, black. Leaves 4 per stem; sheath 35cm, open; petiole 40cm, round, brown; rachis 190cm; lamina 220 x 140cm; pinnae 51 per side, basal 48cm, middle 70cm, apical 30cm. Peduncular bract 40cm long, woody, brown; peduncle 30 cm long, 2cm thick; rachis 15cm, unbranched. Transect HB326-wayout |