| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulescent. Base with few visible roots. Leaves 12; sheath 15 cm long, open, petiole 10 cm long, section margined; rachis 72 cm long; lamina entire, 100 cm long, 24 cm wide, flat, glabrous. Infructescence interfoliar; peduncular bract 30 cm long, 1 cm wide, inserted 2 cm from base, brown, papery; peduncle 70 cm long, 0.6 cm wide; spike 18 cm long, 1 cm wide. Fruits green, 0.8 cm long, 0.7 cm wide. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 765, subunit no. 14, inside transect |