| Field notes | Solitary midstory palm. Stem 4 m high, 15 cm thick; internodes 5 cm long, black, rough, covered by leaf bases. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 8; sheath 1 m long, open, with 8 cm long spines; petiole 2-3 m long, section round; rachis 5 m long; lamina pinnate, 5 m long, 1.8 m wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 115 per side, insertion regular, basal pinna 45 cm long, middle pinna 110 cm long, apical pinna 40 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; peduncular bract 70 cm long, inserted 80+ cm from base, brown, with 1 cm long brown spines; peduncle 100+ cm long, 4 cm wide; rachis 60 cm long, rachillae numerous. Fruits brown, 6 cm long, 4.5 cm wide. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 741, subunit no. 83, inside transect |