| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulescent. Leaves 9 per stem; sheath 20 cm long, open; petiole 35 cm long, section margined; rachis 75 cm long; lamina pinnate, 100 cm long, 40 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 3 per side; basal pinna 50 cm long, middle pinna 57 cm long, apical pinna 53 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; peduncle 80 cm long, 0.7 cm wide; spike 20 cm long, 1.4 cm wide. Fruits black, 0.8 x 0.8 cm. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 739, subunit no. 4, inside transect |