| Field notes | Cespitose understory palm. Liana. Stem 3-5 m long, 0.5 cm thick; internodes 14-15 cm long, > stem diameter, smooth. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 8-10 per stem; sheath 19 cm long, closed; ocrea 5 cm long; petiole 4.5 cm long, section round; rachis 35 cm long, with 0.2-0.3 cm long green/black spines; cirrhus 18 cm long; lamina pinnate, 46 cm long, 34 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 4 per side; basal pinna 17 cm long, middle pinna 19 cm long, apical pinna 16 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; peduncular bract 35 cm long, inserted 10 cm from base, brown, papery; peduncle 27 cm long, 0.2 cm wide; rachis 6.5 cm long, 0.1 cm wide; rachillae 4, 4-7 cm long. Fruits green, immature, 0.7 cm long, 0.7 cm wide. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 761, subunit no. 98, inside transect |
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