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Genera and species
Raphia monbuttorum Drude
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: CalamoideaeGenus: Raphia
Species:
Raphia monbuttorum Drude
Page number:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 21(1-2): 111, 130. (1895)
SUMMARY
Small, clustered palm; stems about 2-4 m long, with leaves to 5-10 m long, erect on emergence but arching when mature; leaflets to 170-200 on each side of rachis; inflorescences 4-5, pendant, 2-3 m long; fruits ranging from cylindrical to oblong-ellipsoid in shape, 4.5-7.5 cm long and 3.5-4.5 cm in diameter, covered by reddish to brown-orange scales.