| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulescent. Base with few visible roots. Leaves 10; sheath 16 cm long, closed; petiole 15 cm long, section margined; rachis 76 cm long; lamina entire; 112 cm long, 22 cm wide, flat, glabrous. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 8 cm long, 1.3 cm wide, brown, herbaceous; peduncular bract 18 cm long, 0.9 cm wide, inserted 5 cm from base, brown, herbaceous; peduncle 55 cm long, 0.5 cm wide; spike 12 cm long, 0.8 cm wide. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 764, subunit no. 15, inside transect |