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Genera and species
Raphia longiflora G.Mann & H.Wendl.
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: CalamoideaeGenus: Raphia
Species:
Raphia longiflora G.Mann & H.Wendl.
Page number:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 24(3): 438. (1864)
SUMMARY
Moderate, clustered palm; stems 2-4, about 3-7 m long, with leaves to 7-10 m long; leaflets to 160 on each side of rachis; inflorescences pendant, total size unknown; fruits ranging from ellipsoid-elongate to turbinate, 4.5-5.5 cm long and 3.5-4 cm in diameter, covered by light reddish-brown scales when young, becoming darker when the fruit is ripe.