| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Stem 1.7 m tall, 0.8 cm thick, rough; internodes 13 cm long; base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 7; leaf sheath 14 cm long, open, with 0.5-1.5 cm long brown spines; petiole 83 cm long, section round, with 1-1.5 cm long, brown spines; rachis 61 cm; lamina pinnate, 61 cm long, 41 cm wide, glabrous; pinnae 7 per side, inserted in groups of 1-2, basal pinna 22 cm long, middle pinna 20 cm long, apical pinna 29 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; peduncular bract 15 cm long, inserted 10 cm from base, brown, woody, with 0.4-1 cm long brown spines; peduncle 14 cm long, 0.7 cm wide; rachis 1.5 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; rachillae 6, 3-5 cm long. Fruits green, 1.9 cm long, 1.2 cm wide. DNA sample not taken. Transect 1039, subunit no. 002, inside transect |