| Field notes | Solitary, erect, understory palm. Stem 0.6m long, 5cm thick. Leaves 5 per stem; sheath 20cm, open; petiole 58cm, margined, green; rachis 85cm; lamina 110 x 44cm; pinnae 3 per side, basal 29cm, middle 30cm, apical 30cm. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 18cm long; peduncular bract 25cm long, woody, brown, inserted at the base; peduncle 56cm long, 0.4cm thick; rachis 17cm long, 0.8cm thick, unbranched; flowers sunken. Transect HB341-SU14. |