| Field notes | Solitary understory palm. Stem 1.3 m high, 6 cm thick; internodes 1.3 cm long, green, rough. Visible roots 11, 5 cm long, 0.2 cm thick. Leaves 8; sheath 19 cm long, open; petiole 92 cm long, section round; rachis 8 cm long; lamina pinnate, 100 cm long, 46 cm wide, flat; pinnae 3 per side, insertion irregular; basal pinna 48 cm long, middle pinna 49 cm long, apical pinna 34 cm long. Infructescence interfoliar; prophyll 21 cm long, 2 cm wide, herbaceous; peduncular bract 31 cm long, inserted 6 cm from base, brown, herbaceous; peduncle 29 cm long, 1 cm wide; spike 23 cm long. Fruits green, 1.2 cm long, 0.8 cm wide. Silicagel sample taken. Transect: HB 777, subunit no. 1, inside transect |
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