Pinanga sclerophylla Becc.

A small and slender palm. It grows about 4 m tall. The leaves are about 1 m long and made up of leaflets along the stalk. The leaves have about 70 segments. These are evenly spread out, thick and rigid. They are 1-ribbed and narrow. The veins are prominent giving the leaflets the appearance of lines along them. The tip of the leaflets can be toothed. The flower is a spike arranged around a central axis. It has several branches arranged in a spiral. The fruit is broad and oval 13 mm by 8-9 mm. The fruit has a prominent beak.

A tropical plant. They are found in forests in Mindoro in the Philippines at altitudes about 1500 m. It suits tropical and subtropical locations. It needs a shady position.

The bud is cooked and eaten.