| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulescent. Base with few visible roots. Leaves 6; sheath 10 cm long, open; petiole 56 cm long, section round to margined; rachis 46 cm long; lamina pinnate; 60 cm long, 40 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 9 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 16 cm long, middle pinna 28 cm long, apical pinna 22 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 11 cm long, 1 cm wide, herbaceous; peduncular bract 19 cm long, 0.8 cm wide, inserted 1 cm from base, brown, herbaceous; peduncle 55 cm long, 0.4 cm wide; spike 11 cm long, 1 cm wide. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 768, from transect |