| Field notes | Solitary midstory palm. Stem 8.73 m long, 6 cm thick, white-brown, rough; basal internode 12 cm long, middle internode 6.5 cm long, apical internode 2.5 cm long. Base of stem with 31+ visible roots, 17 cm long, 1 cm thick, with 0.2 cm long spines. Leaves 17 per stem; sheath 18 cm long, open, with 1.5-3.5 cm long, black spines; petiole 32 cm long, section round, with 3-12 cm long white/brown spines; rachis 130 cm long; lamina pinnate, 55 cm long, 71 cm wide, bushy, glabrous; pinnae 25 per side, inserted in groups of 2-4; basal pinna 32 cm long, middle pinna 36 cm long, apical pinna 21 cm long. Inflorescence interfoliar; prophyll 42 cm long, 3.8 cm wide; peduncular bract 70 cm long, inserted 17 cm from base, brown, papery; peduncle 127 cm long, 2.5 cm wide, with 2-3.5 cm long brown/black spines; rachis 37 cm long, 0.8 cm wide; rachillae aprox. 51, 17-25 cm long. Silica gel sample taken. Transect: HB 428, subunit no. 81, inside transect |
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