| Field notes | Solitary palm. Roots 20, 20cm long, 0.4cm thick. Stem 1m long, 1.5cm thick. Leaves 5 per stem; sheath 18cm, closed; petiole 38cm round, green; rachis 45cm; lamina 62 x 45cm; pinnae 5 per side, basal 26cm, middle 26cm, apical 24cm. Innfructescence infrafoliar; peduncular bract 19cm long, brown, inserted at the base; peduncle 39cm long, 0.4cm thick, smooth; rachis 3.5cm long, branched to 1st order; rachillae 6, 10cm long, 0.3cm thick; fruits sessile. Transect HB337-SU33. |