| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Acaulescent. Leaves 9; sheath 14 cm long, open; petiole 4 cm long, section margined; rachis 62 cm long; lamina entire, 77 cm long, 24 cm wide, flat. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 8 cm long, 1.5 cm wide, herbaceous; peduncular bract 30 cm long, inserted 7 cm from base, brown, herbaceous; peduncle 64 cm long, 0.7 cm wide; spike 30 cm long, 1.2 cm wide. Fruits green, 0.8 cm long, 0.7 cm wide. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 776, subunit no. 88, inside transect |