| Field notes | Colonial, understory palm. Stem 2m long, 4cm thick; spines 3cm long, black. Leaves 7 per stem; sheath 20cm, closed; petiole 55cm, brown; rachis 165cm; lamina 183 x 90cm; pinnae 46 per side, basal 42cm, middle 49cm, apical 24cm. Infloresence interfoliar; prophyll 14cm long; peduncular bract 28cm, woody, green, spiny, inserted at the base; peduncle 18cm long, 1.5cm thick; rachis 14cm long, unbranched; flowers sessile. Transect HB354-SU03. |