| Field notes | Solitary, erect, understory palm. Roots 80, 15cm long, 0.2cm thick. Stem 0.7m long, 2,5cm thick. Leaves 5 per stem, sheath 24cm, open; petiole 40cm long, margined, green; rachis 65cm; lamina 85 x 35cm; pinnae 3 per side, basal 32cm, middle 27cm, apical 26cm. Inflorescence interfoliar; peduncular bract 22cm long, soft, brown, inserted at the base; peduncle 35cm long, 0.4cm thick; rachis 30cm long, 0.5cm thick, unbranched; flowers sunken, white. Transect HB358-SU88. |