 It was formally photographed and collected for the first time only in 1992 during the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sikkim Expedition.It is considered a temperate palm, and has been reported to withstand a wide range of climates, from tropical, subtropical to cold and wet conditions.It is native to Sikkim in the Himalayas, where it has been reported from a range of elevation between 3500 and 7000 feet.