RAPHIA. 213 
TTT Fruit amongst the largest, terminated by a stout, acute or 
acuminate beak. 
© Beak of the fruit narrowly conical, gradually attenuate at apex. 
Fruit oblong-clavate, 10—11 em. long (including the beak) 
and 3°5—4°3 cm. broad in its upper part,-the beak 
alone 15—17 mm. long. 
16. R. longirostris Becc. 
©. Beak of the fruit stout, trigonous, acuminate. 
A Male flowers having 18—20 stamens, their filaments 
mostly united to form a fleshy body (in R. angolensis 
the male flowers unknown). 
D Fruit not. more than 8—10 em. long. 
a. Fruit broadly oblong, 8—10 cm. long (including 
the beak), 4—4'5 cm. broad, the beak alone 
14—15 mm. long; the largest scales 2 cm. 
broad. i 
17. R. Hookeri (forma typica) Mann et Wendl. 
b. Fruit smaller than in a, obovoid, 6—7 cm. 
long (including the beak) 3°2—3°5 broad ; 
the beak 12 mm. long. 
R. Hookeri ».x. brachycarpa Becc. 
e. Fruit oblong-clavate, 8 cm. long (including the 
beak), 3 cm. broad; the beak 1 cm. long ; 
scales narrower than in a, very faintly and 
narrowly grooved. i 
R. Hookeri :.:. mancipiorum Becc. 
d. Fruit narrow, clavate, long-attenuate at the 
base, 7'5 cm. long (including the beak), 2'5 
em. broad in its upper part; the beak 1l 
mm. long; scales narrower than in type, 
not or obsoletely grooved. 
R. Hookeri yx. angustata Becc. 
O Fruit elongate, oblong-clavate, 12 cm. long (including 
the beak), 38 mm. broad in its upper part, 
rounded above and very suddenly long-beaked ; 
the largest scales 2 cm. broad; seed 7 cm. long, 
2'5 em. broad terete, rounded above. 
18. R. angolensis Randle 
AA Male flowers having 30 and more biseriate stamens. 
Fruit subobovate. 8—9 cm. long (including the beak), 
3'8—4 cm. broad, the beak stout, 12—15 mm. long. 
19. R. Sese De Wild. 
