Raphia monbuttorum
General description:
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.
Distribution:
Widely distributed palm from the inland regions east of the Cameroon Range to the northerly part of the Congo Basin and the wetter areas of Southern Soudan.
Habitat:
This is a riparian-swamp species adapted to a wide range of rainfall conditions
