| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Stem 1.05 m long, 1 cm thick, smooth, grey; internodes 3 cm long. Leaves 8; sheath 11 cm long, open; petiole 15 cm long, section margined; rachis 18 cm long; lamina pinnate, 45 cm long, 16 cm wide, glabrous; pinnae per side 3, regularly inserted; basal pinna 25 cm long, middle pinna 28 cm long, apical pinna 25 cm long. Inflorescence infrafoliar; peduncle 5 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; rachis 7 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; rachillae 11, 9-15 cm long. Flowers sessile, cream colored. Local name: Jatata. Informant: Rodolfo Noza. Transect HB126, SU 054; UTM 20K-233508-8170665, in transect |