Hydriastele wendlandiana H.Wendl. & Drude

Moderate clustering palm to 25 m tall; stems to 12 cm diam. Leaves to 2 m long; leaf sheath elongate, green with moderate whitish tomentum. Pinnae 7–17 each side of rachis, irregularly arranged and grouped, linear, erect, to 45 cm long, truncate and praemorse apically, dark green on both surfaces; apical pinnae basally united. Inflorescence to 35 cm long, branched to 1 order; axes light green, erect at first, becoming pendulous with fruit; rachillae straight. Flowers decussate, cream, protogynous. Staminate flower to 9 mm long, to 4 mm diam.; pistillode lacking. Pistillate flower globose, much smaller than staminate. Fruit ovoid to globose, to 10 mm long, red; epicarp smooth; mesocarp dry; fibres thin; endocarp crustose. Seed globose, to 8 mm diam.

A tropical plant. It grows naturally in dense forest near streams. It does best in deep soils with ample moisture. Young plants need protection from direct sunlight. They can tolerate dark positions when young. They are very sensitive to cold. They are killed by frost or cold snaps. In the Cairns Botanical Gardens.

The young central growing tip is eaten raw. The ripe fruit are eaten.

Plants can be grown from seed. Seed can take 3-12 months to germinate. Plants benefit by mulch. Seedlings transplant easily. They can also be grown from suckers which split off easily.