| Field notes | Colonial understory palm. Acaulecent, 1 m tall. Number of leaves 14; sheath closed, 10 cm long; petiole 31 cm long; rachis 27 cm long; lamina pinnate, flat; number of pinnae per side 3-6, irregularly inserted, basal pinna 26 cm long, middle pinna 33.5 cm long, apical pinna 39 cm long; sheath and petiole with yellow-brown spines. Infructescence (from other individual in population) interfoliar; prophyll 5 cm long, 0.7 cm wide; peduncular bract 9.2 cm long, inserted 2 cm from base, brown; peduncle 9 cm long, 0.4 cm thick; rachillae 2, 3 cm long. Fruits ellipsoid, green. HB transect no. 367, subunit no. 37 |