Raphia vinifera
Small, clustering or much rarely solitary palm; stem erect, to 1.5-5 m tall; leaves extremely long, to 20 m, leaflets to 130-180 on each side of rachis; fruits oblong to near cylindrical, 5-9.5 cm long and 3-4.5 cm in diameter, covered by yellowish-brown to orange-brown scales.
Raphia vinifera is widely distributed in the West African coastal belt, eastward from the climatic break of the Accra plains in Ghana, probably as far as the Congo Delta (Otedoh, 1982; Tuley, 1995). Its presence in Angolas was indicated by Baker (2008).
This species is reported to grow in fresh water riparian vegetation and swamps; it may also exhibit some degree of salt tolerance.