| Field notes | Cespitose understory palm. Stem 1.8 m high. Leaves 10 per stem; sheath 10 cm long, closed; petiole 10 cm long, section margined; rachis 47 cm long; lamina entire, 51 cm long, 18 cm wide, flat, glabrous. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 3.5-5 cm long, 1 cm wide, herbaceous; peduncular bract missing; peduncle 3 cm long, 0.8 cm wide; spike 7-9 cm long, 1 cm wide. Flowers sunken. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 750, subunit no. 2, inside transect |