| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Stem 86 cm long, 1.2 cm thick; internodes 5.5 cm long, > stem diameter, smooth, light brown. Leaves 5 per stem; sheath 23 cm long, closed; petiole 26 cm long, section margined; rachis 48 cm long; lamina pinnate, 62 cm long, 28 cm wide, flat, glabrous, pinnae 3 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 26 cm long, middle pinna 23 cm long, apical pinna 25 cm long. Infructescence infrafoliar; peduncular bract 12+ cm long, inserted 0.5 cm from base, brown, papery; peduncle 7.5 cm long, 1 cm wide; rachis 22 cm long, 1.5 cm wide. Fruits 0.8 cm long, 0.5 cm wide, green. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 437, subunit no. 18, inside transect |