 The leaves are 2.4-2.7 m long, pinnate, with 130-260 leaflets; they are densely white to orange tomentose at first, eventually glabrous, glossy bright green.The leaflets are 25–34 cm long and 13–18 mm wide, and angled forward at 60-80° degrees.The petiole is sometimes armed with spines, and terminates in a spine or pair of leaflets.