| Field notes | Cespitose understory palm. Stem 0.5 m high, 1.1 cm thick; internodes 6 cm long, black, smooth, covered by leaf bases. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaf sheath 25 cm long, closed; petiole 85 cm long, section round; rachis 4 cm long; lamina pinnate, 55 cm long, 60 cm wide; pinnae 1-2 per side; basal pinna 58 cm long, apical pinna 65 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 9 cm long, 1 cm wide, herbaceous; peduncular bract 25 cm long, inserted 6 cm from base, brown, herbaceous; peduncle 20 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; spike 5 cm long, 0.8 cm wide. Fruits white/green, 0.9 cm long, 0.8 cm wide. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 744, subunit no. 64, inside transect |