| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulescent. Base with few visible roots. Leaves 11, sheath 7 cm long, open; petiole 6 cm long, section margined; rachis 50 cm long; lamina entire, 65 cm long, 14 cm wide, flat, glabrous. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 6.5 cm long, 1 cm wide, papery; peduncular bract 15 cm long, 1 cm wide, inserted 1 cm from base, brown, papery; peduncle 33 cm long, 0.4 cm wide; spike 3+ cm long 1 cm wide. Fruits green, 0.7 cm long, 0.6 cm wide. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 766, subunit no. 74, inside transect |