| Collected with | D. Pedersen, L.S. Damgaard, K.Ø. Madsen, A. Alvarado, A. Serralta, A. Moo, O. Alvarado, R. Duno, G. Dzib & L.M. Calvo |
| Field notes | Liana. Stem 16 m long (9 m to first green leaf, 7 m from first green leaf to apex), 3 cm thick including leafsheath; internodes 15 cm long, green-yellow. Leaves 38 per stem, inserted 15-20 cm apart; sheath closed, 56 cm long including 1,8 cm ochrea, spiny, spines 0.3-1.2 cm long, brown-black; petiole 3 cm long, section margined, spiny, spines 0.2-3 cm long, brown-black; rachis 184-205 cm long, spiny, spines 0.1-3.2 cm long, brown-black; lamina pinnate, 65-80 cm wide, 181-205 cm long, flat-bushy, glabrous; pinnae 33-38 per side, of these 6-7 are spiny, insertion regular, basal pinna 34 cm long, middle pinna 33-35 cm long, apical pinna 25-34 cm long. Inflorescences interfoliar; prophyll 44 cm long, 3.5 cm wide, inserted 29 cm from base, herbaceous; peduncular bract, 69 cm long, inserted 29 cm from base, brown, woody, with spines, 1-2 cm long, black; peduncle 65 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide, with spines towards the apex, 1 cm long, black; rachis 17 cm long, 3-10 mm wide; rachillae 30 per rachis, 12-26 cm long. Flowers yellow-green, sessile. Vernacular name: K'ambó, informant Carlos Varguez. From Transect HB1537, subunit no. 101; UTM 16Q-0285707-2024136. |
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