| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulecent. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 7 per stem; sheath 33 cm long, open; petiole 77 cm long; rachis 56 cm long; lamina pinnate, 68x51 cm, flat; pinnae 4 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 35 cm long, middle pinna 43 cm long, apical pinna 28 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 2 cm wide, papery; peduncular bract 23 cm long, inserted 0.1 cm from base; peduncle 70 cm long, 0.8 cm wide; spike 18.5 cm long; 3 cm wide. Fruits 0.8x0.8 cm, green. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 411, subunit no. 4, outside transect |