Eremospatha hookeri
Stems to 30 m long, often branching; leaves bifid at juvenile stage, when adult pinnate, up to 2.2 m long; cirrus up to 60 cm long; leaflets up to 20 on each side of the rachis, very variable in shape, more or less regularly inserted in the rachis; inflorescences up to 40 cm long; flowers unknown; fruits ovoid to cylindrical, 2.5-3 cm long and 1.5-1.7 cm in diameter.
Eremospatha hookeri has a distinct Guineo-Congolian distribution primarily in the northernmost part of the Congo Basin (Sunderland, 2012); its presence in Angola remains to be confirmed (Baker, 2008).
This species is shade tolerant and often found under forest canopy conditions; however, it is also common in gaps and forest margins and is found in a wide range of edaphic conditions, from swamp vegetation to well-drained volcanic soil (Sunderland, 2012).