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Protologue : Bull. Jard. Bot. État 5: 144 (1916) |
Information on the genus : Raphia |
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Status
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Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
=Raphia macrocarpa Burret (1942) |
=Raphia gossweileri Burret (1935) |
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Ecology and distribution |
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Biology : |
The growth habit and most leaf features of this palm remain unknown; leaflets apparently to 100 on each side of the rachis; inflorescence pendant, about 1 m long; fruits variable in size and shape ranging from near globose to turbinate, covered by tan to reddish-brown scales. |
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Ecology : |
There is no ecological data associated to this palm. |
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Although readily recognized by its distinctive partial inflorescence with conspicuous brown bracts and bracteoles, this remains an imperfectly known taxon that requires further study. |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- Fl. Afr. Centrale n.s. Palmae: 14 (2020)
Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Strelitzia 22: 173 (2008).
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More info on : |
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
see under The International Plant Name Index |
see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
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