| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulescent. Base with few visible roots. Leaves 7; sheath 15 cm long, closed; petiole 85 cm long, section round; rachis 55 cm long; lamina pinnate; 65 cm long, 45 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 8 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 27 cm long, middle pinna 25 cm long, apical pinna 22 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 8 cm long, 1.3 cm wide, papery; peduncular bract 22 cm long, inserted 1 cm from base, brown, herbaceous; peduncle 80 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; spike 15 cm long, 1 cm wide. Fruits green, 0.7 cm long, 0.6 cm wide. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 745, subunit no. 45, inside transect |