| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Stem 1.2 m high, 1.8 cm thick; internodes 7-10 cm long, green, smooth. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 6; sheath 15 cm long, closed; petiole 15 cm long, section round; rachis 42 cm long; lamina pinnate, 52 cm long, 35 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 5 per side; basal pinna 20 cm long, middle pinna 25 cm long, apical pinna 25 cm long. Infructescence infrafoliar; prophyll 3.5 cm long, 1 cm wide, papery; peduncular bracts 4, 5-10 cm long, inserted 3-15 cm from base, brown, papery; peduncle 30 cm long, 0.5 cm wide, orange; rachis 5 cm long, 0.3 cm wide, orange; rachillae 8, 10-14 cm long, orange. Fruits black, 0.7 cm long, 0.6 cm wide. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 759, from transect |
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