| Field notes | Solitary, stem 70cm tall. Leaves 1.5-2m long. Leaflets irregularly arranged in several planes. Leaflet midrid prominent abaxially. Apical 1fts. 18 x 1.2cm; median 1fts. grouped, 30 x 1.1cm; basal 1fts. Grouped, 26 x 0.5cm. Acanthophylls yellow-green, up to 8cm long, some in pairs, gradual transition into 1fts. Leaf sheath red, fibrous, disintegrating into individual fibres. Inflorescence erect. Peduncle, 78cm long, flattened, yellow-green when flowers in bud, turning orange as fruits ripen. 19 rachillae, each 14-18cm long, orange. 18-25 flowers per rachilla, flowers not in lower 1/3 of rachilla. Female flowers yellow-white. Immature fruit green, 11 x 7mm. Pointed stigmatic remains sub-apical. Seed 8 x 5mm, grooved along length of one side. Embryo lateral. |
