Climber to 3m. Leaf sheaths with spines to 14mm long, leaf to 700mm long with 5-6 leaflets per side, leaflets to 300mm x 40mm. Inflorescence to 400mm long, staminate inflorescence with rachillae 5mm long with bracts 1mm long, flowers 3.5mm long, up to 10 per rachilla, calyx 2mm long, corolla 3mm long.
Tying, handcrafts, edible shoots