| Field notes | Solitary midstory palm. Stem 4 m long, 4 cm thick, smooth; internodes 4 cm long, grey-yellow; base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 12; leaf sheath 40 cm long, open; petiole 40 cm long, section margined; rachis 94 cm long; lamina pinnate 125 cm long, 90 cm wide, glabrous; pinnae 7-10 per side, regularly inserted; basal pinna 55 cm long, middle pinna 49 cm long, apical pinna 46 cm long. Inflorescence interfoliar; peduncular bract inserted 26 cm from the base, 26 cm long, 5-7 cm wide, woody; peduncle 20 cm long, 2.5 cm wide; rachis 15 cm long, 1.5-2 cm wide; rachillae 4, 12-15 cm long. Flowers cream. Transect HB151, subunit no. 023, outside transect; UTM: 19L-557824-8340176 |
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