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Taxon:
Raphia farinifera
(Gaertn.) Hyl.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Raphia
Family:
Arecaceae
(alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Calamoideae
Tribe:
Lepidocaryeae
Subtribe:
Raphiinae
Nomen number:
70541
Place of publication:
Lustgården 31-32:88, 91. 1952
Verified:
03/22/2010
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Sagus farinifera
Gaertn.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Raphia pedunculata
P. Beauv.
Raphia ruffia
(Jacq.) Mart.
Sagus ruffia
Jacq.
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Bosser, J. M. et al., eds.
1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
Dransfield, J. & H. Beentje.
1995. The palms of Madagascar
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Facciola, S.
1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Govaerts, R. & J. Dransfield.
2005. World checklist of palms.
URL:
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Moore, H. E., Jr.
1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:161, 180.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Reitz, R., ed.
1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
Smith, A. C.
1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
St. John, H.
1973. List and summary of the flowering plants in the Hawaiian islands
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
English
raffia palm –
Reference(s)
French
raphia –
Reference(s)
German
Bastpalme –
Reference(s)
Raffiapalme –
Reference(s)
Spanish
rafia –
Reference(s)
Swedish
rafiapalm –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Burkina Faso
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Gambia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
2
Cultivated
also cult.
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
natzd.?
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritius
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Seychelles
Native
Africa
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Burkina Faso
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Gambia
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
,
Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar
(natzd.?),
Mauritius
,
Seychelles
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Materials
fiber
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Materials
wax
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Name
References