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Highland raffia palm

(Raphia ruwenzorica)

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Description

Tall, solitary palm; stem erect, to 10 m tall; leaflets 140-150 on each side of rachis; fruits turbinate to ellipsoid, 10-13 cm long and 5-6 cm in diameter, covered with dark brown scales. (African Plant Database), Editing by edric.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Arecales
Family:Arecaceae
Genus:Raphia
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