| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulecent. Leaf sheath 15 cm long, open; petiole 76 cm long; rachis 32 cm long; lamina pinnate, 43 cm long, 43 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 2-3 per side; basal pinna 29 cm long; apical pinna 24 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; peduncular bract 14 cm long; inserted at base, brown, papery; peduncle 54 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; rachis 22 cm long, 1.5 cm wide. Fruits globose, green, 0.5x0.5 cm. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 417, subunit no. 19, inside transect |