| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulecent. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 11 per stem; sheath 9.8 cm long, open; petiole 38 cm long, section round; rachis 33 cm long; lamina pinnate, 42 cm long, 37.5 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 8 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 19 cm long, middle pinna 21 cm long, apical pinna 15 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 10.5 cm long, 1.2 cm wide, papery; peduncular bract 23.5 cm long, inserted at base, brown, papery; peduncle 66 cm long, 0.4 cm wide; spike 11 cm long, 0.9 cm wide. Fruits globose, 0.5x0.5 cm, green. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 449, subunit no. 40, inside transect |