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Genera and species
Raphia laurentii De Wild.
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: CalamoideaeGenus: Raphia
Species:
Raphia laurentii De Wild.
Page number:
Enum. Pl. Laurent 26. (1905)
SUMMARY
Small to moderate, solitary palm; stem 2-4 m long, with leaves to 15 m long; leaflets to 160-180 on each side of rachis; inflorescences pendant or inserted at a more obtuse angle with respect to the stem, up to 2 m long; fruits ranging from oblong-cylindrical to ellipsoid-ovoid, 4.5-6 cm long and 3.5-4.5 cm in diameter, covered by orange-red scales when young, becoming yellowish-green when the fruit is ripe.