| Field notes | Cespitose understory palm. Stem 2.3 m high, 1.5 cm thick; internodes 3-4 cm long, smooth, brown. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 10 per stem; sheath 15 cm long, open; petiole 20 cm long, section margined; rachis 55 cm long; lamina pinnate, 70 cm long, 30 cm wide, flat; pinnae 7-9 per side, irregularly inserted. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 738, subunit no. 21, outside transect |