| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulecent. Leaves 8; sheath 20 cm long, open; petiole 48 cm long; rachis 35 cm long; lamina pinnate, 45 cm long, 40 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 3 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 30 cm long, middle pinna 32 cm long, apical pinna 23 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 8 cm long, 0.5 cm wide, papery; peduncular bract 20 cm long, inserted 12 cm from base, brown, papery; peduncle 68 cm long, 0.3 cm wide; spike 14 cm long, 1.5 cm wide. Fruits green, 0.5x0.5 cm. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 467, subunit no. 7, inside transect |