A palm or rattan. The stems are in clusters. It is climbing and up to 50 m long. The leaf sheaths are yellowish green with brown hairs. There are flattened spines 2 cm long. The leaf stalk is 1.5 m long with 20 sword shaped leaflets on each side. They are clustered in alternate groups of 2 or 3. The fruit are brown and oval and 2 cm long by 1.6 cm wide.