| Field notes | Cespitose understory palm. Stem 3.52 m tall, 1-1.5 cm thick; internodes 10 cm long, smooth, light brown. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 6-7 per stem; sheath 15 cm long, open; petiole 55 cm long, section round; rachis 55 cm long; lamina pinnate, 75 cm long, 75 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 16 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 26 cm long, middle pinna 35 cm long, apical pinna 26 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 13 cm long, 1.5 cm wide, herbaceous; peduncular bract missing; peduncle 9 cm long, 0.8 cm wide; spike 20 cm long, 1 cm wide. Fruits 0.6 cm long, 0.5 cm wide. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 759, from transect |
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