Illustrations of Raphia vinifera from Palisot de Beauvois (1804), taken from “Flore d’Oware et de Benin”. A Inflorescence with young flowers (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/181617#page/183/mode/1up); B Infructescence (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/181617#page/185/mode/1up). Note the difference in inflorescence structure.

  
  Part of: Mogue Kamga S, Sonké B, Couvreur TLP (2019) Raphia vinifera (Arecaceae; Calamoideae): Misidentified for far too long. Biodiversity Data Journal 7: e37757. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.7.e37757