The leaf bases are broad and include a pair of short nerves.
In addition, the latter species does not have decurrent leaf bases.
The leaf base is deeply 2-lobed with a broad sinus.
It descends from just below the tip down to the leaf base.
More or less opposite each other on the stem, not equal at the leaf base.
The tip tapers to a point, the leaf base is oblique.
There are two minute leaf-scales at the leaf base.
This mine is similar to the first, but ends near the leaf base.
The leaf base of some palms are also used to extract coir.
The point of the leaf base to the first serration is almost a straight line.
