Mtengo wa kanjedza ndi mtengo wobiriwira wa banja la Palmaceae, mpaka kutalika kwa 7 metres, wokhala ndi tsinde la cylindrical; masamba ali pafupifupi ozungulira, ndipo petioles ndi creen mbali zonse; inflorescence ndi amphamvu, dioecious, chikasu-wobiriwira, ovoid; Chipatsocho chimakhala ngati impso yotakata, chimakhala ndi chingwe cha umbilical, chomwe chimasintha kuchokera kuchikasu kupita ku buluu wowala chikakhwima, chimakhala ndi ufa woyera, ndipo endosperm ya mbewuyo imakhala ndi nyanga. Nthawi ya maluwa ndi April ndipo nthawi ya fruiting ndi December. Chikhalidwe chake chimakonda nyengo yofunda ndi yachinyontho, sichizizira kwambiri, sichimalola mthunzi, ndipo chotsirizidwacho chimakhala chopanda chilala, ndipo sichikhoza kupirira kusiyana kwakukulu kwa kutentha pakati pa usana ndi usiku.
Amagawidwa mwachindunji pamtunda wa 300-1500 mamita, ndipo amatha kufika mamita 2700 kum'mwera chakumadzulo. Chilengedwe cha palmu chimakonda nyengo yofunda komanso yachinyontho, sichizizira kwambiri komanso sichimalola mthunzi, ndipo chomalizidwacho chimalimbana ndi chilala kwambiri, koma sichingathe kupirira kusiyana kwakukulu kwa kutentha kwa masana ndi usiku. Palm ndi mtundu wa kanjedza womwe umagawidwa kwambiri komanso wotalikirapo kwambiri mdziko muno. Monga nyengo yofunda ndi yachinyontho, ngati kuwala. Zosazizira kwambiri, zosagwirizana ndi mthunzi pang'ono. Ndiwoyenera ku dothi lotayirira bwino, lonyowa komanso lachonde, lokhala ndi calcareous kapena acidic pang'ono, losagonjetsedwa ndi saline wopepuka ndi alkali, komanso kugonjetsedwa ndi chilala ndi chinyezi. Mphamvu yolimbana ndi kuwononga mpweya. Zosavuta kugwetsa pansi, kukula pang'onopang'ono.