Raphia mambillensis Otedoh

Small, almost stemless palm; stems prostrate, scarcely rising above ground, with leaves to 5-8 m long; leaflets 60-90 on each side of rachis; inflorescences 3-5, curved and arising from the ground, to 1.5 m long or more; fruits ellipsoid to turbinate, 3.5-7.5 cm long and 2.5-3.5 cm in diameter, covered by dark reddish-brown scales. A particular vegetative character that can be observed in this species is the presence of conspicuous filaments of yellowish-reddish brown wax along the lower mid rib of the leaflets.