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measure 9–15 mm (0.35–0.59 in) long and 8–10 mm (0.31–0.39 in) wide, are bright red when ripe and the remains of the stigma is attached at one end. There is a thin layer of flesh around the solitary seed, which is about 10 mm (0.39 in) long and 7 mm (0.28 in)
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417:(i.e. with a jagged edge like a fishtail).
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764:"Ptychosperma elegans (R.Br.) Blume"
730:"Ptychosperma elegans (R.Br.) Blume"
670:— the similarly named Alexandra palm
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704:Environment, Land and Water
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667:Archontophoenix alexandrae
654:Group in Englewood Florida
368:Archontophoenix alexandrae
292:Ptychosperma wendlandianum
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240:Archontophoenix veitchii
232:Archontophoenix jardinei
304:Saguaster capitis-yorki
276:Ptychosperma seaforthii
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907:"Ptychosperma elegans"
814:"Ptychosperma elegans"
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