| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulescent; internodes 21 cm long, < stem diameter, rough, covered by leafbases. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 11 per stem; sheath 20 cm long, open; petiole 25 cm long, section round; rachis 99 cm long; lamina entire, 127 cm long, 14 cm wide, flat, glabrous. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 20 cm long, 1.2 cm wide, brown, herbaceous; peduncular bract 26 cm long, inserted 3 cm from base, red, herbaceous; peduncle 75 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; rachis 17 cm long, 0.8 cm wide; spike 14 cm long. Fruits green, very small. Silica gel sample taken Transect: HB 747, subunit no. 1, outside transect |