Climbing rattan palm to 30m. Sheaths armed with black spines to 20mm long, leaf to 3.5m with cirrus to 1m, 80-100 pairs of leaflets, longest to 400mm x 15mm, bristly on margins. Inflorescence to 500mm long with bracts. Fruit 20mm diameter with beak to 3mm.
Coarse cane, apex sometime used as vegetable.