| Field notes | Cespitose understory palm. Stem 1.8 m high, 1.5 cm thick; internodes 5-10 cm long, green-brown, smooth. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 11 per stem; sheath 10 cm long, open; petiole 47 cm long, section margined; rachis 38 cm long; lamina pinnate, 65 cm long, 54 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 3 per side, irregularly inserted; basal pinna 39 cm long, middle pinna 45 cm long, apical pinna 44 cm long. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 13 cm long, 2 cm wide, herbaceous; peduncular bract 11 cm long, 1.8 cm wide, inserted 2 cm from base, brown/white, herbaceous; peduncle 9 cm long, 1 cm wide; rachis 4.5 cm long, 0.8 cm wide; rachillae 7, 8.5-12 cm long. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 751, subunit no. 45, inside transect |
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