nikau palm

R. sapida is a slow-growing feather palm 6-10m high, with a trunk covered in grey-green leaf scars and topped by a smooth, bulging, glossy green crownshaft 60cm long and a crown of feathery leaves which are 1.2-1.8m long and grow upright forming a shuttlecock shape; lilac-cream flowers are followed by oblong fruits 1cm long, which take almost a year to become deep red