| Field notes | Cespitose understory palm. Stem 1 m high, 0.2 cm thick; internodes 3 cm long, > stem diameter. Leaves 6 per stem; sheath 5.5 cm long, open; petiole 18 cm long, section round, spiny; spines 1.2 cm long, black with white apex; rachis 26 cm long, with 3 cm long, black spines; lamina entire, bifid, 45cm long, 20 cm wide, flat, hairy. Sterile. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 424, subunit no. 50, inside transect |