| Field notes | Colonial midstory palm. Stem 1.1 m long, 3.8 cm in diameter, covered by old leaf sheaths; internodes 6 cm long. Number of leaves 7; sheath closed, 40 cm long; petiole 80 cm long; rachis 125 cm long; lamina pinnate; number of pinnae per side 37, regulary inserted, in one single plane, basal pinna 38 cm long, middle pinna 45 cm long, apical pinna 23 cm long; sheath, petiole and rachis with spines. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 20 cm long, 2 cm wide, with spines; peduncular bract 29 cm long, inserted 8 cm from base, brown, woody, with spines; peduncle 29 cm long, 1.4 cm in diameter; rachis 7 cm long. Fruits purple . HB transect no. 367, subunit no. 9 |