Belongs to the monotypic genus; Subfamily: Coryphoideae; Tribe: Borasseae.

Robust, dioecious palm, isolated, without offshoots, 10 to 20 m high; cylindrical stipe. Leaves large, leathery, costapalmate, 20-30. Male and female spadices twice branched. Fruits drupaceous; seeds free or adhering to the endocarp.

Bismarckia differs from Medemia in fruit morphology. Phylogenetically, Satranala, Bismarckia and the fossil genus Hyphaeneocarpon form a robust clade related to the clade of Hyphaene and Medemia (Matsunaga, 2019). Medicinally, this species has several properties: antispasmodic, bronchodilator, vasodilator, cardiac depressant and hypotensive (Saqib & al., 2019). It has multiples uses: horticulture, manufacture of boards and flowerpot, wine making (Sora), roofing, basketry and animal feeding (Rakotoarinivo & al., 2020).