| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulecent. Few visible roots. Leaves 7 per stem; sheath 6.5 cm long, open; petiole 29 cm long, section round; rachis 27 cm long; lamina pinnate, 39 cm long, 43 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 4 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 21 cm long, middle pinna 24 cm long, apical pinna 22 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 4.8 cm long, 0.9 cm wide, papery; peduncular bract 12.5 cm long, 4.5 cm wide, inserted 4.5 cm from base, brown, papery; peduncle 32.5 cm long, 0,3 cm wide; rachis 10.5 cm long 0.8 cm wide. Fruits 0.6 cm long, 0.5 cm wide, green. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 439, subunit no. 2, inside transect |