| Field notes | Cespitose, understory palm. Stem aerial, 0.5 m long; internodes 1 cm long, < stem diameter, brown, rough. Leaves 6 per stem; sheaths open, 42 cm long, with black, 2-6 cm long, spines; petiole round in cross section, 180 cm long, with black, 2.5 cm long, spines; rachis 1.97 m long; lamina pinnate, bushy; pinnae 16 per side, inserted in groups of 1-4, basal pinna 64 cm, middle pinna 50 cm, apical pinna 41 cm long. Infructescence with orange fruits. Transect HB1013, subunit no. 020; UTM 19N-494779-402015. |