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Genera and species
Raphia matombe De Wild.
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: CalamoideaeGenus: Raphia
Species:
Raphia matombe De Wild.
Page number:
Bull. Jard. Bot. Etat Bruxelles 5: 144. (1916)
SUMMARY
The growth habit and most leaf features of this palm remain unknown; leaflets apparently to 100 on each side of the rachis; inflorescence pendant, about 1 m long; fruits variable in size and shape ranging from near globose to turbinate, covered by tan to reddish-brown scales.