Pritchardia viscosa, a member of the palm family (Arecaceae), is a small palm 3 to 8 m (10 to 26 ft) tall. The lower surface of the leaf blades is silvery grey and covered with small scales. The inflorescences are about the same length as the leafstalks and consist of one to three loosely branched panicles (branched cluster of flowers), each about 15 to 20 cm (6 to 8 in) long. The flowers occur in two opposite rows and are extremely sticky and shiny. The elliptic, pear-shaped fruit are up to 4.0 cm (1.6 in) long and about 2.5 cm (1.0 in) wide.