[1] This plant has an egg-shaped stem partially buried in the ground, measuring 20-30 cm in diameter and reaching a height of one meter from the base.

Its lanceolate leaves are 100 to 150 cm long, leathery, and arranged alternately along the stem.

The seeds are approximately spherical, with red sarcotesta, and 20-25 mm wide.

[3] This species lives in densely wooded dune habitat and scrub.

It is an endangered species with a maximum global population estimated at around 1500 mature individuals.