| Field notes | Cespitose understory palm. Stem 0.2 m high, 2.8 cm thick; internodes short, < stem diameter. Leaves 9 per stem; sheath 30 cm long, open, with to 7 cm long black spines; petiole 95 cm long, section round, with to 7 cm long black spines; rachis 78 cm long, with to 5 cm long black spines; lamina entire 120 cm long, 35 cm wide, flat, glabrous. Infructescence interfoliar: prophyll 5 cm long, 3 cm wide, woody; peduncular bract 25 cm long, inserted 3 cm from base, black, woody, with to 0.8 cm long black spines; peduncle 10 cm long, 1 cm wide; rachis 3 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; rachillae 5-6, 2-5.5 cm long. Fruits red/orange, 1.8 cm long, 1.8 cm wide, black spinulose. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 755, to transect |