| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulecent. Leaves 14; sheath 20 cm long, open; petiole 70 cm long, section round; rachis 48 cm long; lamina pinnate, 60 cm long, 37 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 4 per side; basal pinna 24 cm long, middle pinna 29 cm long, apical pinna 25 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 10 cm long, 0.5 cm wide, papery; peduncular bract 21 cm long, inserted at base, brown, papery; peduncle 50 cm long, 0.3 cm wide; spike 16 cm long, 1 cm wide. Flowers white, sunken. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 476, subunit no. 73, inside transect |