Eremospatha tessmanniana
General description:
Stems to 60-80(-150) m long, circular in cross-section; leaves bifid at juvenile stage, when adult pinnate, to 1 m long; cirrus 40-60 cm long; inflorescences, flowers and fruits never collected.
Distribution:
Uncommon palm only known from the Takamanda region of the Cameroon/Nigeria border and cross border region of Cameroon and the Rio Muni territory of Equatorial Guinea (Sunderland, 2012).
Habitat:
This species grows on well-drained soils in closed-canopy forests (Sunderland, 2012).