| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulecent. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 10 per stem; leaf sheath 12 cm long, open; petiole 35 cm long, section round, softly margined; rachis 32 cm long; lamina pinnate, 48 cm long, 40 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 3 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 29 cm long, middle pinna 29.5 cm long, apical pinna 25 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 6.5+ cm long, 1.5 cm wide, papery; peduncular bract 15+ cm long, brown, papery; peduncle 53 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; spike 10 cm long, 1 cm wide. Fruits 0.3 cm long, 0.5 cm wide, green. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 450, subunit no. 6, inside transect |