It has a hard layer around the seed as well as the condensed female inflorescence of Louvelia , but only a single seed per fruit, and a male inflorescence branched to two orders, just as in Ravenea . So far, it is only known from four sites. Young leaves are used for making high-quality hats. The trunk is slender, the crown consists of 14-20 slightly arching leaves, and the leaflets have a slightly waxy layer on the underside, which gives the species its name. This excerpt is 2 pages of a 5-page article with 13 color photos which originally appeared in the October 1994 issue of Principes .
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