| Field notes | Colonial under- to midstory palm. Stem 4 m high, 2.5 cm thick; internodes 6-7 cm long, smooth. Leaves 6-7 per stem; sheath 20 cm long, closed, with 10 cm long black spines; petiole 25 cm long, section round, with 10 cm long black spines; rachis 130 cm long, with 5 cm long black spines; lamina pinnate, 150 cm long, 85 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 35 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 40 cm long, middle pinna 55 cm long, apical pinna 20 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; peduncle 20 cm long, 1.5 cm wide; rachis 0 cm long; rachillae 2, 9 cm long. Fruits purple, 2.1 cm long, 1.5 cm wide. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 745, subunit no. 81, inside transect |
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