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 30 days and the viability period is short. Do not allow the seeds to dry out before sowing as this inhibits germination.

Note:
This palm acts as a wound plant colonising disturbed land such as a landslide in its natural habitat and has a fast growth rate up to 1m (3ft) of trunk height per year, outpacing other rainforest species. Seedlings and mature plants require ample water and a full sun position.


Botanic information
Leaf: The arching pinnate fronds have a petiole up to 2m (6ft) long and are covered in golden-yellow spines that extend to the rachis. The leaf blade is composed of long linear leaflets that are arranged on a single upright plane forming "V" shape.

Flower: The 2m (6ft) long ascending male and female inflorescence appears on different plants during early summer. They arise from the leaf bases on a peduncle that is sheaves closely with overlapping bracts and is divided into several pendulous lateral branches, which in turn are divided into slender pendant rachillae.

The small flowers are enclosed in a bract accompanied with tufts of hair. The male flower has 3-imbricate sepals and 3-petals that may be united at the base into a tube and has 6-stamens. The female flower has 3- sepals united at the base forming a cup-shape and 3-petals that are free. It contains a 1-celled ovary with 3-ovule.

Fruit: The creamy-yellow berry-like drupe is covered in thin scales and the seed is encased in a fleshy aril with non-ruminate endosperm. The viability period is short.