Pinanga isabelensis Becc.

A slender and very small palm with stems 1 to 3 cm across. The stem has rings around it. There are soft hairs on the new fronds and leaf sheaths. The leaves are few and on each side of the stalk. There are 8 or 9 narrow leaflets with 2 to 4 ribs. The segments taper to the tip and are smooth underneath. The flower stalk has 5 or 6 branches. The fruit are exactly in two rows, and narrow but broadest below the middle. They are 16 to 19 mm by 9 mm. The seed is long and cone shaped in its upper part.

A tropical plant. They occur in forests of Isabela in the Philippines near the sea at low altitudes.

The bud is cooked and eaten.