| Field notes | Colonial understory palm. Stem 2 m high, 1.5 cm thick; internodes 3 cm long, brown, smooth. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 10 per stem; sheath 11 cm long, open; petiole 50 cm long, section round; lamina palmate, 55 cm long, 75 cm wide; segments 2 per side, 50 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; peduncular bracts 8, 5-10 cm long, inserted 2-40 cm from base, green to brown, herbaceous; peduncle 35-45 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; rachis 10 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; rachillae 4, 2-3 cm long. Fruits scaly, red/orange, 2 cm long, 1.5 cm wide. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 744, subunit no. 1, outside transect |