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Genera and species
Raphia farinifera Hylander
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: CalamoideaeGenus: Raphia
Species:
Raphia farinifera Hylander
Page number:
Lustgarden 31-32. 88 (1952)
SUMMARY
Tall and massive, clustering or rarely solitary palm; stem to 25 m long or more, with leaves up to 20 m long; leaflets to 150-180 on each side of rachis; inflorescences pendant, 3-4 m long; fruits variable in shape, ranging from ellipsoid-ovoid to squarely cylindrical, 7.5-10 cm long and 4-5.5 cm in diameter, covered by bright orangey-brown to reddish-brown scales.