Watercolour of Raphia farinifera, showing two views of the branch with numerous seeds growing on it, below are three views of the seeds with the outer shell removed. The 'fertile grass' [with many seeds] Sagus (Raphia) comes from the Natural History Cabinet of the Ecole Centrale of the Departement de la Lys, Bruges, copied in 1802, there is a small one in this Collection, which I bought in the sale of the cabinet of Mr Hergodts [Mr Herggodts?] in the class of palm (ie classified as palms)'. Sagus farinebus is a synonym, the current botanical name is Raphia farinifera