| Field notes | Cespitose understory palm. Liana. Stem 1 m long, 0.5 cm thick; internodes 10 cm long, > stem diameter, smooth. Base of stem with few visible roots. Leaves 5 per stem; sheath 20 cm long, closed, with 1 cm long green/black spines; petiole 5 cm long, section round, with 1 cm long spines; rachis 20 cm long, with 1 cm long green/black spines; lamina pinnate, 37 cm long, 25 cm wide, flat, glabrous; pinnae 3 per side, insertion regular; basal pinna 19 cm long, middle pinna 19 cm long, apical pinna 19 cm long. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 12 cm long, 0.5 cm wide, inserted 10 cm from base; peduncular bract 23 cm long, inserted 27 cm from base, green, herbaceous, with 0.1 cm long black spines; peduncle 20 cm long, 0.3 cm wide; rachis 8 cm long, 0.1 cm wide; rachillae 4, 6-8 cm long. Flowers cream, sessile. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 771, subunit no. 30, inside transect |
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