Arenga pinnata
(Wurmb) Merrill

Synonymy:
Arenga saccharifera

Distribution:
India, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Indonesia

Common names:
Black sugar palm, gomuti palm

Conservation status:
Not threatened

Description:
A large palm, with erect, 3m long leaves. The trunk is covered in a black fibrous hessian like material, while the leaf bases have long spines protecting them.