| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulescent. Leaves 14; leaf sheath 14 cm long, open; petiole 26 cm long; rachis 134 cm long; lamina pinnate, bushy; number of pinnae 14 per side, inserted in groups of 2, basal pinna 18 cm long, middle pinna 27 cm long, apical pinna 14 cm long; sheath, petiole, rachis and leaves with black spines to 5 cm long. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 11+ cm long, 2.5 cm wide; peduncular bract 75+ cm long, peduncle 57+ cm long, 1 cm wide, with black spines to 3 cm long; rachis 29 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; rachillae 30, 3-13 cm long. HB transect no.404, subunit no. 30. |