Climbing palm to 30m. Leaf to 1m long with armed sheaths , spines to 1mm, flagellum to 1,7m with grapnel spines. 7-12 leaflets per side, longest to 360mm x 5mm with bristly margins. Pistillate inflorescence to 810mm long with rachillae to 20mm x 1mm & rachillae bracts to 1m x 1mm. Pistillate flowers to 4.5mm x 3.5mm, calyx 3.5mm diameter with 3 lobes to 0.75mm x 1.5mm, corolla to 2.75 with 3 lobes. Fruit to 15mm x 12mm including a beak 0.5mm.
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