the leaves, arranged like a crown at the apex of the stem, are 60–80 cm long and bluish in color and sometimes twisted on their own axis. the lanceolate leaflets, 12–17 cm long, are arranged on the rachis in the opposite way, at an angle of 45º; the margins are whole and the lower one can be equipped with small denticles. the petiole is straight and equipped with small spines.