| Field notes | Solitary, large palm. Stem 5m long, 25cm thick. Leaves 12 per stem; sheath 110cm, open; spines 10cm long, black; petiole 150cm, green; rachis 430cm; lamina 475 x 280cm; pinnae 102 per side, basal 70cm, middle 125cm, apical 60cm. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 25(+)cm long, 12cm wide; peduncular bract 110cm long, woody, brown, spiny, inserted 40(+)cm from the base; peduncle 90(+)cm long, 4cm thick, smooth; rachis 47cm long, branched to 1st order; rachillae 350, 17cm long, 0.5cm thick; flowers sessile, yellow. Transect HB356-outsideSU01. |