Solitary or clustering, a rather floppy palm. STEMS 5-6 m. high, 3-4 cm. in diam., starting vertical, then leaning over with almost horizontal part, the apex again vertical; nearly all stems seen branched twice or more, with the branches closely parallel In its habit this is a most unusual and curious, rather than beautiful species.The stems appear to flop over under their own weight, and branch, the branches being of smaller diameter than the axes below the branching point. In this way the plant develops into a thicket of aerial stems that flop about the surrounding vegetation. It would be best suited for the tropical garden but may not yet be in cultivation.