| Family | Arecaceae |
| Scientific Name | Rhapidophyllum hystrix |
| Common Name | needle palm |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Range | NW NE C |
| Site | Moist, Wet |
| Foliage | Palmate; glossy deep green above, dull silvery white and somewhat glaucous or pubescent below |
| Bark | |
| Flower | Indistinct, White, 3 parted |
| Fruit | Drupe |
| Comment | Petiole is unarmed. Trunk with spines 20 to 40 cm long. |
