| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulecent. Leaves 12 per stem; sheath 12 cm long, open; petiole 40 cm long, section margined; rachis 28 cm long; lamina pinnate, 41 cm long, 43 cm wide; pinnae 3 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 23 cm long, middle pinna 25 cm long, apical pinna 20 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 9.5 cm long, 1.6 cm wide; peduncular bract 22 cm long, inserted at base, brown, papery; peduncle 76 cm long, 0.4 cm wide; rachis 16 cm long, 1 cm wide. Fruits globose, 0.6x0.6 cm, black. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 426, subunit no. 5, inside transect |