| Field notes | Cespitose understory palm. Stem 1 m high, 0.8 cm thick; internodes 4 cm long, black, smooth, covered by leaf bases. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 8 per stem; sheath 10 cm long, closed; petiole 20 cm long, section round; rachis 7 cm long; lamina entire, flat, glabrous, 30 cm long, 22 cm wide. Infructescence infrafoliar, spicate; peduncular bract 5 cm long. Fruits red/orange. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 755 , from transect |