| Field notes | Solitary, colonial stoloniferous, height 1.5m, leaves to 1.5m incl. petiole, petiole 50cm, leaflets 20 per side, leaves dull green on upper side, bright green on lower side, stem 10cm, sheath green, covered in light brown indumentum, spines green, flattened stem with white gum (sap), inflorescences very slender, unarmed, arching, 3m, .rooting at tip; male individual |