| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Stem 79 cm long, 1.5 cm thick; internodes 5 cm long, > stem diameter, smooth, green. Leaves 5-6 per stem; sheath 16 cm long, closed; petiole 16 cm long, section margined; rachis 35 cm long; lamina entire, bifid, 56 cm long, 28.5 cm wide, flat, glabrous. Inflorescence interfoliar; peduncular bracts 5.5 cm long, inserted 1.5, 5, 10 cm from base, brown, papery; peduncle 12+ cm long, 0.1 cm wide; rachis 13 cm long, 0.15 cm wide. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 443, subunit no. 20, inside transect |