| Field notes | Cespitose understory palm. Stem 0.7 m high, 1 cm thick; internodes 5 cm long, smooth, covered by leafbases. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 4 per stem; sheath 10 cm long, closed, with 2 cm long black spines; petiole 17 cm long, section round, with 4 cm long black spines; rachis 27 cm long; lamina entire, 55 cm long, 18 cm wide, flat, underside hairy. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 4.5 cm long, 1 cm wide, papery; peduncular bract 8 cm long, inserted 1 cm from base, brown, papery, with 0.1 cm long black spines; peduncle 9 cm long, 0.4 cm wide, with 0.4 cm long black spines; rachis 0.5 cm long, 0.3 cm wide; rachillae 2, 3-4 cm long. Fruits green, 0.6 cm long, 0.7 cm wide. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 740, subunit no. 47, inside transect |
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