Raffia palm (Raphia farinifera)
Raphia farinifera is a monocarpic palm native to tropical Africa and Madagascar, renowned for its leaves, the longest globally, reaching 25 meters. It yields valuable.
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Synonyms
Metroxylon ruffia (Jacq.) Spreng.
Raphia kirkii Engl. ex Becc.
Raphia lyciosa Comm. ex Kunth
Raphia pedunculata P.Beauv.
Raphia polymita Comm. ex Kunth
Raphia ruffia (Jacq.) Mart.
Raphia tamatavensis Sadeb.
Sagus farinifera Gaertn.
Sagus pedunculata (P.Beauv.) Poir.
Sagus ruffia Jacq.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classLiliopsida
- orderArecales
- familyArecaceae
- genusRaphia
- speciesRaphia farinifera