Climbing or erect rattan palm to 1m. Coriaceous ferrugineous leaf sheaths with spines to 70mm long, ferrugineous armed leaves to 3.5m long with spines 50mm long, leaflets to 600mm x 60mm, 30 per side with bristles on upper surface & small cirrus. Spiny female spadix, ferrugineous woody coriaceous male spadix to 1m long with spines, male flowers to 5mm long. Red fruit to 25mm x 20mm.
Source of dragon's blood