Climbing palm. Spiny leaf sheaths, thorns to 3mm long. Leaves 600mm long, up to 19 leaflets, 200mm x 25mm. Male & female spadix similar to 450mm long, with 5-6 spikelets each side, spikelets to 30mm long with 13-15 flowers each side at 45ยบ, male spathe to 200mm long, male flowers 2.5mm long with 3-lobed calyx. Female spike 10mm long, flowers 2mm long. Fruit pale brown or yellow, 18mm x 15mm topped with beak 2.5mm long.
Furniture, baskets