| Field notes | Cespitose midstory palm. Stem 11.4 m long; 9 cm thick; internodes 10 cm long, green to brown, smooth. Crownshaft present. Leaves 9 per stem; sheath 58 cm long, closed; petiole section margined; rachis 262 cm long; lamina pinnate, 289x144 cm, flat, glabrous; pinnae 72 per side, inserted in groups of 1-3; basal pinna 60 cm long; middle pinna 70 cm long; apical pinna 28 cm long. Inflorescence infrafoliar; prophyll 24 cm long, 10 cm wide, woody; peduncular bract 49 cm long, inserted 2.5 cm from base, brown to green, woody; peduncle 11 cm long, 2.5 cm wide; rachis 38 cm long, 6 cm wide. Flowers cream. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 410, subunit no. 11, inside transect |