| Field notes | Cespitose understory palm. Stem 4.5 m high, 2-2.5 cm thick; internodes 8 cm long, light brown, smooth. Base of stem without visible roots. Leaves 13, sheath 14 cm long, open; petiole 10 cm long, section margined; rachis 76 cm long; lamina entire, 107 cm long, 19 cm wide, flat. Infructescence: prophyll 20 cm long, 2.5 cm wide, papery; peduncular bract 60 cm long, inserted 1 cm from base, brown, papery; peduncle 45 cm long, 0.9 cm wide, spike orange. Fruits green, 1.9 cm long, 1.7 cm wide. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 744, subunit no. 1, outside transect |