Several-stemmed palmoid tree, c. 7 m high. Flowering twigs c. 15 mm in diam., grooved, more or less tomentose, with hairs of two lengths. Leaves 11-jugate; petiole c. 11.5 cm long, flattened above, rounded below, towards the apex terete; rachis c. 47.5 cm long, terete, but flattened above, rounded below near petiolules; petiole and rachis striate, ± tomentose, with hairs of two lengths; petiolules 15-17 mm long, grooved above, more or less tomentose. Leaflets (sub)opposite, elliptic, slightly asymmetric, c. 21.5 by 7.1 cm, index 3, olive-green above, paler below, chartaceous, above almost glabrous, midrib puberulous, nerves puberulous in lower part, thinning upwards, below thinly puberulous especially on midrib and nerves; base cuneate; apex rounded; margin entire to obscurely crenate; midrib above slightly sunken, nerves 10-18 per side, 12-17 mm apart, angle to midrib 60-70°. Inflorescences supra-axillary, c. 31.5 cm long, with long branches, ± tomentose, laxly flowered. Flowers cream orange, only known from remains below the fruit. Sepals persisting. Disc with 5 tufts of hairs. Staminodes 8, filaments and anthers hairy. Fruits orange, 3-celled, wall 3.6 mm thick, outside rugose, tomentose, inside villose. Seeds 1.4 by (i.9 mm, basally attached, testa dark purple, with short hairs at the apex; arillode orange, lacerate, cotyledons equal, collateral.
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