| Field notes | Cespitose understory palm. Stem 6 m high; internodes 2.5-10 cm long, > stem diameter, brown, smooth. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 10 per stem; sheath 10 cm long, closed; petiole 45 cm long, section margined; rachis 30 cm long; lamina pinnate, 80 cm long, 80 cm wide, flat; pinnae 2 per side; basal pinna 70 cm long, apical pinna 60 cm long. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 11 cm long, 3 cm wide, brown, herbaceous; peduncular bract 11 cm long, inserted 1 cm from base, brown, herbaceous; peduncle 11 cm long, 1 cm wide; rachis 12 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; rachillae 12, 10-15 cm long. Flowers sunken. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 746, subunit no. 57, inside transect |
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