| Field notes | Caespitose, with up to 8 stems, these procumbent or erect, 8-15 mm diam., with few spines. Leaves ca. 10, inserted at long intervals, oldest leaves inserted close to the base of the stem; sheath 15-30 cm long, densely spiny; petiole 17-25 cm long; lamina entire or pinnately divided with up to 10 pinnae per side; rachis 15-35 cm long; entire laminas 37-54 x 22-38 cm; pinnae of divided blades 22-35 x 2-5 cm. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 7 x 3 cm; peduncular bract 8 cm long, 3 cm diam; peduncle 2 cm; rachis 2.5 cm; rachillae 5, basal one 3 cm long, apical one 4 cm long. Second inflorescence of larger individual: prophyll 11 x 4 cm; peduncular bract acuminate for 2 cm, 16 cm long, 8 cm wide; second peduncular bract 2 cm long; peduncle 4.5 cm; rachis 3 cm; rachillae 6, basal one 4 cm long, apical one 4 cm long. MAture fruit 2 cm diam., globose, dark brownish red |
