| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Stem 1.28 m high, 0.7 cm thick; basal internode 8 cm long, apical internode 3.5 cm long, >stem diameter, smooth, brown/green. Leaves 9 per stem; leaf sheath 7.2 cm long, closed; petiole 10 cm long, section margined; rachis 24 cm long; lamina pinnate, 32 cm long, 16.4 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 3 per side; basal pinna 14.6 cm long, middle pinna 15.7 cm long, apical pinna 13 cm long. Infructescence infrafoliar; prophyll 3.4 cm long, 0.6 cm wide, papery; peduncle 5 cm long, 0.4 cm wide; spike 8.5 cm long, 0.4 cm wide. Fruits 1 cm long, 0.7 cm wide, green. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 453, subunit no. 17, inside transect |