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ase, entire and acuminate to irregularly praemorse at apex, 13-20 cm long x 2-3 cm
broad at the widest point, discolorous, adaxially dark green, abaxially mid-green,
margin unarmed or sparsely armed with somewhat straight, forward-facing, blacktipped
spines, praemorse apex ciliate-spiny; with 5 conspicuous, equal, main veins;
lowermost leaflets smaller than the rest, although not obviously so; acanthophylls,
somewhat slender, up to 2 cm long, at 45° angle to cirrus. Flower and fruit unknown.
Distribution
This species is known only from Cameroon and SE Nigeria.
Figure 18. Distribution of E. quinquecostulata Becc.
Habitat and ecology
E. quinquecostulata is a slender rattan found only in high forest.
Notes
This species is relatively uncommon and, along with E. tessmanniana, has not been
recognised as a distinct species since Beccari’s original account (Beccari, 1910).
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