A clumping palm. There are 2 or 3 very slender stems. These are 0.5-1.5 cm thick and grow 1.5 m high. There are suckers around the base. The stems have rings. Leaves of young plants are 20-30 cm long. The leaves have 2-4 leaflets. The leaflets are often curved. The fruit are small and orange-red. They occur on long hanging spikes.