| Field notes | Rattan, solitary-stemmed, to 10 m high. Sheath with knee, green. Sheath with regular rows of flattened spines. Leaves with regular rows of flattened spines. Leaves with cirrus, 1-1.5 m long, leaflets 55-60 pairs regulary arranged in one plane; the whole leaf c. 3-5 m long. Cane to 3 cm diameter without sheath, when cut yielding a sticky sap. Inflorescence rachis and branches rusty-brown, with 11-13 partial inflorescences. Fruits ellipsoid, green c. 1 cm long. |