Raphia rostrata
General description:
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.
Distribution:
This species occurs from the lower Congo Basin southward to Angola (Otedoh, 1982; Baker, 2008).
Habitat:
The palm is associated to swamp ecosystems.