Clustering palm to 10 m tall; trunk to 10 cm diam. Leaves 3–12, to 3 m long; leaf sheath to 70 cm long, green with moderate whitish tomentum, and dark scales aggregated at apex and on base of petiole. Pinnae 15–40 each side of rachis, to 56 cm long, regularly or irregularly arranged, or clustered, green adaxially, lighter green abaxially. Inflorescence to 45 cm long; axes yellowish green with sparse tomentum; rachillae semi-pendulous, flexuose; rameal bracts triangular, to 10 cm long. Staminate flower to 8 mm long, to 4 mm diam.; stamens 23–40. Fruit ovoid, to 18 mm long, to 12 mm diam., red; endosperm homogeneous.
Stems clustereding. 2n = 32.