Solitary fan-leafed palm to 15 m tall, c. 30 cm diameter. Leaf sheath persistent in young palms but shedding off cleanly in older individuals leaving behind leaf scars on the nodes. Leaf blades orbicular, c. 3 m across with green petioles 4 m long with sharp knife edges. Species is dioecious. Male bearing long orange inflorescence branches with creamy yellow flowers. Infructescence bearing tightly clusters of blueish green globular fruits; fruits c. 8-9 cm across.