This species is recently discovered and scientifically described in 2015. It is a solitary palm species with a slender trunk ringed with leaf scars. Its crownshaft is pale green to yellow-green. The crown is topped with large pinnate leaves which are upright and curved at their tips. The branched inflorescence emerges below the crownshaft. When in bloom it has both green and white flowers. The small oval shaped fruit turns bright red as it ripens. It is considered critically endangered in its natural habitat.