| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulescent. Roots few visible. Leaves 9; sheath 15 cm long, open; petiole 15 cm long, section margined; rachis 77 cm long; lamina entire, 102 cm long, 22 cm wide, flat, glabrous. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 10 cm long, 1.4 cm wide, brown; peduncular bract 25 cm long, 1.1 cm wide, inserted 2 cm from base, brown, papery; peduncle 55 cm long, 0.3 cm wide; spike 14 cm long, 0.8 cm wide. Flowers sunken. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 758, subunit no. 47, inside transect |