. ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁ring ed ▁tr unks ▁are ▁solit ary ▁at ▁ 1 5   cm ▁in ▁diameter ▁with ▁a ▁slight ▁bul ge ▁at ▁the ▁base , ▁occasionally ▁reaching ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁m ▁in ▁height . ▁The ▁crown sh aft ▁is ▁over ▁a ▁meter ▁tall , ▁sw ol len ▁at ▁the ▁base , ▁and ▁covered ▁in ▁white ▁w ax — ▁which ▁has ▁given ▁the ▁pal m ▁its ▁ep ith et ▁album — ▁and ▁small , ▁m atted ▁brown ▁hair s , ▁producing ▁a ▁rounded ▁leaf ▁crown ▁ 4 . 5 ▁m ▁wide ▁and ▁ 3 ▁m ▁tall . ▁The ▁ 2 . 5 ▁to ▁ 3 ▁m ▁leaves ▁are ▁bor ne ▁on ▁short ▁ 3 0   cm ▁pet i oles ; ▁the ▁arch ing ▁leaf lets ▁are ▁pointed ▁at ▁the ▁ap ice , ▁from ▁ 6 0 ▁– ▁ 9 0   cm , ▁dark ▁green ▁in ▁color , ▁and ▁emer ge ▁from ▁the ▁ra ch is ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁plane . ▁ ▁On ▁flow ering , ▁they ▁produce ▁up ▁to ▁six ▁infl ores c ences ▁which ▁ring ▁the ▁tr unk ▁below ▁the ▁crown sh aft , ▁branch ed ▁to ▁one ▁order , ▁with ▁white ▁to ▁yellow ▁flowers , ▁which ▁are ▁male ▁and ▁female ; ▁both ▁p ist ill ate ▁and ▁st amin ate ▁flowers ▁have ▁three ▁sep als ▁and ▁three ▁pet als , ▁the ▁former ▁being ▁smaller ▁than ▁the ▁latter . ▁The ▁o void ▁fruit ▁rip en ▁to ▁pur ple ▁or ▁black ▁in ▁color , ▁containing ▁one