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| Family : ARECACEAE |
| Protologue : Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 307 (1935) |
| Information on the genus : Raphia |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Tall, solitary palm; stem 15-20 m long or more, with leaves to 12-15 m long; leaflets to 175-185 on each side of rachis; inflorescences pendant, apparently extremely long but no precise data available; fruits oblong, variable in size, generally of 4.5-9 cm long and 3-4 cm in diameter, covered by dark reddish-brown scales. |
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| Ecology : |
Associated to swamp ecosystems. |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Strelitzia 22: 173 (2008).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
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| Record n°33116 |
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