| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulecent. Leaves 8; sheath 19 cm long, open; petiole 48 cm long; rachis 40 cm long; lamina pinnate, 55 cm long, 42 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 3 per side, insertion irregular; basal pinna 28 cm long, middle pinna 29 cm, apical pinna 27 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 9 cm long, 1.5 cm wide; peduncular bract 20 cm long, inserted 10 cm from base, brown, papery; peduncle 83 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; spike 11 cm long, 1 cm wide. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 463, subunit no. 26, inside transect |