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Genera and species
Raphia rostrata Burret
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: CalamoideaeGenus: Raphia
Species:
Raphia rostrata Burret
Page number:
Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 307 (1935)
SUMMARY
Tall, solitary palm; stem 15-20 m long or more, with leaves to 12-15 m long; leaflets to 175-185 on each side of rachis; inflorescences pendant, apparently extremely long but no precise data available; fruits oblong, variable in size, generally of 4.5-9 cm long and 3-4 cm in diameter, covered by dark reddish-brown scales.