| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulescent. Leaves 9 per stem; sheath 20 cm long, closed; petiole 10 cm long, section margined; rachis 60 cm long; lamina pinnate, 95 cm long, 30 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 3 per side, insertion irregular; basal pinna 79 cm long, middle pinna 55 cm long, apical pinna 47 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; peduncular bract 24 cm long, brown, herbaceous, furfuraceous; peduncle 90 cm long, 0.8 cm wide; spike 19 cm long, 1.2 cm wide. Fruits black, 1.3 x 1.3 cm. Silicagel sample Transect: HB 755, subunit no. 14, inside transect |