| Field notes | Solitary, ascending, understory palm; roots 100, 10cm long, 0.2cm thick. Stem 0.5m long, 4cm thick. Leaves 10 per stem; sheath 15cm, open; petiole 74cm, margined, green; rachis 66cm; lamina 81 x 46cm; pinnae 3 per side, basal 33cm, middle 37cm, apical 35cm. Inflorescence interfoliar; peduncular bract 26cm long, soft, brown, inserted at the base; peduncle 36cm long, 0.5cm thick, smooth; rachis 30cm long, 1cm thick, unbranched; flowers sunken, white. Transect HB351-SU81. |