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Edible Portion: Flowering Shoots

A solitary palm. The trunk is 15 m tall and 20-30 cm across. It is rough with leaf scars. The leaves have leaflets like fingers on a hand. The leaf stalks are 1.8 m long. There are spines that curve back along the edge. The leaves are almost round in outline. They are 1.2-1.6 m across. They are divided into 50-90 segments. These hang down at the tips. The flowering stalks are 1 m long. They are branched 3 times.