Plant
- Large, tropical palm tree
- Up to 100' tall
Leaf
- Large fronds, 6-20' long
- Pinnately compound
- Pinnae 2-3' long
Flower
- Small, in large 3-6' long clusters
- Straw-colored
Fruit
- Large, 6-12" long
- Outer leathery husk encloses globe-shaped, fibrous husk
Seed
- Enclosed by fibrous fruit husk
- White, edible flesh and white, milky fluid