| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulescent. Base with few visible roots. Leaves 10; sheath 10 cm long, closed; petiole 25 cm long, section round; rachis 37 cm long; lamina entire; 52 cm long, 16 cm wide, flat, glabrous. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 8 cm long, 1 cm wide, herbaceous; peduncular bract 17 cm long, inserted 2 cm from base, brown, herbaceous; peduncle 63 cm long, 0.3 cm wide; spike 7 cm long, 0.8 cm wide. Flowers white, sunken. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 749, subunit no. 24, outside transect |