| Field notes | Cespitose understory palm. Stem aerial; internodes 5 cm long, > stem diameter, smooth, light brown. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 12; sheath 8 cm long, open; petiole 7 cm long, section margined; rachis 34 cm long; lamina entire, 40 cm long, 11 cm wide, flat, glabrous. Infructescence infrafoliar; peduncle 4 cm long; rachis 7 cm long. Fruits black/blue. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 739, subunit no. 11, inside transect |