| Field notes | Cespitose understory palm. Stem 1.2m long, 1.5cm thick; spines 4cm long, black. Leaves 6 per stem; sheath 8cm, closed; petiole 15cm, green; rachis 34cm; lamina 59 x 36cm; pinnae 3 per side, basal 26cm, middle 28cm, apical 32cm. Inflorescence infrafoliar; peduncular bract 4cm long, soft, brown with spines; peduncle 7cm long, 0.4cm thick with smooth; rachis 3cm, 0.4 thick, unbranched; flowers sessile. Transect HB346-SU20. |