| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulescent. Leaves 11; sheath 20 cm long, closed; petiole 5 cm long, section margined; rachis 63 cm long; lamina entire, 85 cm long, 21 cm wide, flat, glabrous. Inflorescence interfoliar; peduncular bract 19 cm long, 1 cm wide, brown, herbaceous; peduncle 52 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; spike 17 cm long, 1.3 cm wide. Flowers white, sunken. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 752, subunit no. 8, inside transect |