Clustering ant-inhabited high-climbing rattan palm with stems often more than 30m tall, Leaves to 1.8m long with terminal thorny extension to 700mm long, greyish-white beneath, very large swollen sheaths inhabited by ants, axillary inflorescence to 600mm long, fruit 25mm x 15mm covered in reddish-brown scales
Medicinal, basketry, handicrafts, canoe building