| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Stem 0.5 m high, 4 cm thick, prostrate; internodes 1 cm long, rough. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 9; sheath 15 cm long, closed; petiole 30 cm long, section round; rachis 65 cm long; lamina pinnate, 100 cm long, 50 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 4-5 per side, insertion irregular; basal pinna 40 cm long, middle pinna 60 cm long, apical pinna 45 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 30 cm long, 1.2 cm wide, brown, herbaceous; peduncular bract 27 cm long, inserted 5-7 cm from base, brown, herbaceous; peduncle 35-43 cm long, 0.5 cm wide, vine red; spike 37-40 cm long, 1 cm wide, vine red. Flowers sunken. Fruits 0.5x0.5 cm. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 746, subunit no. 10, inside transect |
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