| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulecent. Leaves 10 per stem; sheath 19 cm long, closed; petiole 74 cm long, section round; rachis 54 cm long; lamina pinnate, 73 cm long, 40 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 7 per side; basal pinna 30 cm long, middle pinna 32.5 cm long, apical pinna 30 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 18.5 cm long, 1.8 cm wide, texture papery; peduncular bract 21 cm long, inserted 0.2 cm from base, brown, texture papery; peduncle 85 cm long, 0.6 cm wide; rachis 16 cm long, 1.5 cm wide. Fruits 0.6 cm long, 0.4 cm wide, green. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 427, subunit no. 91, inside transect |