| Field notes | Colonial understory palm. Stem 0.4 m high: Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 8 per stem; sheath 6 cm long, closed; petiole 11 cm long, section round; rachis 15 cm long; lamina pinnate, 28 cm long, 24 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 5-7 per side; basal pinna 9 cm long, middle pinna 15 cm long, apical pinna 14 cm long. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 6 cm long, 0.8 cm wide; peduncular bract 7.5 cm long, inserted 7 cm from base, green, herbaceous; peduncle 11 cm long, 0.3 cm wide; rachis 2.5 cm long, 0.2 cm wide; rachillae 13, 4-7 cm long. Flowers cream to green, sessile. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 767, subunit no. 52, inside transect |