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Kosi Palm
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IUCN VU · Vulnerable

Kosi Palm

Raphia australis

Raphia australis, the giant palm or rafia, is a species of raffia palm in the Arecaceae family. It is found around Kosi Bay in Mozambique and South Africa. It is threatened by habitat loss by agriculture; it is being threatened in Bobole Special Reserve but is secure in Kosi Bay.

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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 365973.