| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulescent, 80 cm tall. Number of leaves 10; leaf sheath open, 7 cm long; petiole 54 cm long; rachis 34 cm long; lamina pinnate; number of pinnae per side 4-5, irregularly inserted, in one single plane, basal pinna 22 cm long, middle pinna 19 cm long, apical pinna 15 cm long. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 7 cm long, 1.5 cm wide; peduncular bract 19 cm long, inserted 6 cm from the base, brown; peduncle 64 cm long, 0.6 cm in diameter; spike 10 cm long, 1 cm in diameter, green. Flowers in bud. HB transect no. 370, subunit no. 64 |