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Raphia palms
Raphia
Raffia palms (Raphia) are a genus of about twenty species of palms native to tropical regions of Africa, and especially Madagascar, with one species (R. taedigera) also occurring in Central and South America. R. taedigera is the source of raffia fibers, which are the veins of the leaves, and this species produces a fruit called "brazilia pods", "uxi nuts" or "uxi pods".
19 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Kosi Palm
speciesRaphia australis
Raphia farinifera
speciesRaphia farinifera
Raphia taedigera
speciesRaphia taedigera
Raphia sudanica
speciesRaphia sudanica
Raphia hookeri
speciesRaphia hookeri
Raphia palma-pinus
speciesRaphia palma-pinus
Raphia vinifera
speciesRaphia vinifera
Raphia mannii
speciesRaphia mannii
Raphia regalis
speciesRaphia regalis
Raphia gentiliana
speciesRaphia gentiliana
Raphia textilis
speciesRaphia textilis
Raphia africana
speciesRaphia africana
Raphia laurentii
speciesRaphia laurentii
Raphia ruwenzorica
speciesRaphia ruwenzorica
Raphia sese
speciesRaphia sese
Raphia longiflora
speciesRaphia longiflora
Raphia matombe
speciesRaphia matombe
Raphia monbuttorum
speciesRaphia monbuttorum
Raphia rostrata
speciesRaphia rostrata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 141470.