Propagation
Collect and sow seed when ripe, keep moist, maintaining a temperature of 19ş to 27ş C. (66ş to 81ş F) Germination normally takes up to 4-months and the viability period is short. Do not allow the seeds to dry out before sowing as this inhibits germination.

Note:
This plant is not commonly cultivated and may be difficult to obtain requiring a specialist nursery.


Botanic information
Leaf: The downward arching pinnate fronds have a spiny petiole when young and is up to 600mm (2ft) long and a reddish rachis. The new fronds are entire or partly divided into broad linear segments and become deeply divided with age. The compact crown has up to 12 fronds.

Flower: The 2m (6ft) long inflorescence appears from the leaf bases on a long peduncle and divides into several pendant side branches which in turn, are divided into slender rachillae. In bud the inflorescence is inclosed in 2-3 thin tubular bracts.

The small cyathiform flowers are arranged in groups of 3 with 2-male and 1-female arranged in the lower part of the inflorescence. The male flower has 3-imbricate sepals and contains 6-stamens and a small sterile pistil. The larger female flower has 3-imbricate sepals and 3-petals that are united at the base and may also touch at the apex in bud.

It contains a stigma that is divided into three at the apex and has a 1-celled ovary with 1-ovule.
The flowering period is during summer but can vary in tropical regions and they may appear throughout the year.

Fruit: The green to brown drupes are arranged in pendant clusters and contains a seed with endosperm that is ruminate.