| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Stem 0.1 m high, 3 cm thick; internodes 1 cm long, rough, light brown. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 12; sheath 15 cm long, open; petiole 35 cm long, section margined; rachis 55 cm long; lamina pinnate, 90 cm long, 50 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 5-8 per side, insertion irregular; basal pinna 45 cm long, middle pinna 35 cm long, apical pinna 35 cm long. Inflorescence infrafoliar; prophyll 23 cm long, 1 cm wide, papery; peduncular bract 17 cm long, inserted 5 cm from base, brown, papery; peduncle 30 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; spike 28 cm long. Flowers white, sunken. Fruits black, 0.6 x 0.6 cm. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 739, subunit no. 1, outside transect |
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