| Field notes | Solitary canopy palm. Stem 11 m high, 7.5-10 cm thick; internodes 15 cm long, grey-brown, smooth. Stilt roots 13, 80-200 cm long, 2-5 cm thick, with 1 cm long spines. Crownshaft 105 cm long. Leaves 5; sheath 105 cm long, closed; petiole 15 cm long, section round; rachis 230 cm long; lamina pinnate, 260 cm long, 120 cm wide, bushy, hairy; pinnae 14 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 15 cm long, middle pinna 75 cm long, apical pinna 40 cm long. Inflorescence infrafoliar; peduncular bracts inserted 4-7 cm from base; peduncle 25 cm long, 2.5 cm wide; rachis 5 cm long, 1 cm wide; rachillae 8, 30-35 cm long. Fruits green, 2.5 cm long, 2 cm wide. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 741, subunit no. 24, outside transect |
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