| Field notes | Solitary palm. Stem 1m long, 2cm thick. Leaves 15 per stem; sheath 20cm, closed; petiole 43cm, green; rachis 58cm; lamina 90 x 48cm; pinnae 6 p er side, basal 41cm, middle 45cm, apical 48cm. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 5cm long; peduncular bract 16cm long, soft, brown, inserted 15cm from base; peduncle 29cm long, 0.5cm thick, smooth; rachis 5cm long, branched to 1st order; rachillae 6, 14cm long, 0.2cm thick; flowers sunken. Transect HB340-SU62. |