| Field notes | Clustering palm to 1.5 m tall. Stems c. 6 mm diam., internodes 2 cm, dark brown. Crown of 8 leaves; sheaths dull green; leaf to 50 cm including petiole 12 cm; blade very coriaceous, deeply divided to 5/6 the length, with pale rachis. Inflorescence spicate. Habitat: Coastal forest on white sand, rather disturbed |