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Raphia farinifera

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Internal ID UUID643feab78d8e0155309603
Scientific name Raphia farinifera
Authority (Gaertn.) Hylander
First published in Lustgården 31-32: 88 (1952)

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Raphia farinifera is a tropical African palm tree that can be found in various locations, including lowland riparian and swamp forests, human habitations, and cultivated areas. It is also naturalized in Madagascar. The tree has long fronds and a tall trunk, and its inflorescences can reach up to 3 meters in length. The tree is monocarpic, meaning it only flowers and fruits once before dying. Raphia farinifera has many uses, including providing materials for thatching, plaiting, and construction, as well as producing raffia fibers, which are used in various products such as hats, baskets, and textiles. The tree also has medicinal properties, with different parts being used to treat toothaches, digestive disorders, and dysentery. Raffia fibers are known for their strength and flexibility, making them useful in horticulture and handicrafts. The tree's seed oil contains important fatty acids and sterols, and its stem bark has been found to be toxic to microfilariae, the cause of river blindness.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Metroxylon ruffia Spreng. Syst. Veg. 2: 139 (1825)
Raphia kirkii Engl. ex Becc. Webbia 3: 58 (1910)
Raphia kirkii var. grandis Engl. ex Becc. Webbia 3: 64. 1910
Raphia kirkii var. longicarpa Engl. ex Becc. Webbia 3: 63. 1910
Raphia lyciosa Comm. ex Kunth Enum. Pl. 3: 217 (1841)
Raphia pedunculata P.Beauv. Fl. Oware 1: 78 (1806)
Raphia polymita Comm. ex Kunth Enum. Pl. 3: 217 (1841)
Raphia ruffia Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 217 (1838)
Raphia tamatavensis Sadeb. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 354. 1905 (1905)
Sagus farinifera Gaertn. Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 186 (1791)
Sagus pedunculata Poir. Encycl. , Suppl. 5: 13 (1817)
Sagus ruffia Jacq. Fragm. Bot. : 7 (1800)

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Language Common/alternative name
English raffia palm
English raphia ruffia
English east african wine palm
English madagascar raffia palm
Estonian madagaskari raffiapalm
Italian raphia ruffia
Italian raphia pedunculata
Lithuanian didžialapė rafija
Tamil ராப்பியா ரூப்பியா
Chinese 粉酒椰

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Gambia
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Ivory Coast
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon
      • Congo
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Comoros
      • Madagascar
      • Mauritius
      • Réunion
      • Seychelles

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000294899
USDA Plants RAFA5
Tropicos 2401171
INPN 630530
Flora of Italy 9194
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:669503-1
The Plant List kew-176703
PFAF Raphia farinifera
Open Tree Of Life 343756
Observations.org 409046
NCBI Taxonomy 93338
IUCN Red List 95366641
IPNI 669503-1
iNaturalist 362997
GBIF 5293210
Freebase /m/0131vnkp
EPPO RAJFA
EOL 1132027
Elurikkus 506252
USDA GRIN 70541
Wikipedia Raphia_farinifera

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Isolation and identification of metallotolerant bacteria with a potential biotechnological application Parades-Aguilar J, Calderon K, Agustin-Salazar S, Cerruti P, Ambrogi V, Gamez-Meza N, Medina-Juarez LA Sci Rep 13-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10864330
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-54090-0
PMID:38351239
A comprehensive review of antimalarial medicinal plants used by Tanzanians Kacholi DS Pharm Biol 25-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10812860
doi:10.1080/13880209.2024.2305453
PMID:38270178
New Plants, New Resources, New Knowledge: Early Introductions of Exotic Plants to Indigenous Territories in Northwestern North America Turner NJ Plants (Basel) 28-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10490097
doi:10.3390/plants12173087
PMID:37687334
Core–Shell Fe3O4@C Nanoparticles for the Organic Dye Adsorption and Targeted Magneto-Mechanical Destruction of Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma Cells Ivanova OS, Edelman IS, Lin CR, Svetlitsky ES, Sokolov AE, Lukyanenko KA, Sukhachev AL, Shestakov NP, Chen YZ, Spivakov AA Materials (Basel) 20-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9821792
doi:10.3390/ma16010023
PMID:36614361
Wild Chimpanzee Welfare: A Focus on Nutrition, Foraging and Health to Inform Great Ape Welfare in the Wild and in Captivity Gerstner KF, Pruetz JD Animals (Basel) 30-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9735707
doi:10.3390/ani12233370
PMID:36496890
Raphia-Microorganism Composite Biosorbent for Lead Ion Removal from Aqueous Solutions Staroń P, Chwastowski J Materials (Basel) 06-Dec-2021
PMCID:PMC8659271
doi:10.3390/ma14237482
PMID:34885636
Chemical Composition, Nutrient Quality and Acceptability of Edible Insects Are Affected by Species, Developmental Stage, Gender, Diet, and Processing Method Meyer-Rochow VB, Gahukar RT, Ghosh S, Jung C Foods 10-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8150737
doi:10.3390/foods10051036
PMID:34068654
Fossil palm reading: using fruits to reveal the deep roots of palm diversity Matsunaga KK, Smith SY Am J Bot 23-Feb-2021
PMCID:PMC8048450
doi:10.1002/ajb2.1616
PMID:33624301
Effect of Chemical Treatment and Length of Raffia Fiber (Raphia vinifera) on Mechanical Stiffening of Polyester Composites de Oliveira Filho EG, da Luz FS, Fujiyama RT, da Silva AC, Candido VS, Monteiro SN Polymers (Basel) 03-Dec-2020
PMCID:PMC7761772
doi:10.3390/polym12122899
PMID:33287314
Unraveling the Phylogenomic Relationships of the Most Diverse African Palm Genus Raphia (Calamoideae, Arecaceae) Helmstetter AJ, Kamga SM, Bethune K, Lautenschläger T, Zizka A, Bacon CD, Wieringa JJ, Stauffer F, Antonelli A, Sonké B, Couvreur TL Plants (Basel) 23-Apr-2020
PMCID:PMC7238857
doi:10.3390/plants9040549
PMID:32340211
Wild edible plants and mushrooms of the Bamenda Highlands in Cameroon: ethnobotanical assessment and potentials for enhancing food security Fongnzossie EF, Nyangono CF, Biwole AB, Ebai PN, Ndifongwa NB, Motove J, Dibong SD J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 04-Mar-2020
PMCID:PMC7055030
doi:10.1186/s13002-020-00362-8
PMID:32131859
ConR: An R package to assist large‐scale multispecies preliminary conservation assessments using distribution data Dauby G, Stévart T, Droissart V, Cosiaux A, Deblauwe V, Simo‐Droissart M, Sosef MS, Lowry PP II, Schatz GE, Gereau RE, Couvreur TL Ecol Evol 16-Dec-2017
PMCID:PMC5743656
doi:10.1002/ece3.3704
PMID:29299301
Medicinal plants used to treat the most frequent diseases encountered in Ambalabe rural community, Eastern Madagascar Rakotoarivelo NH, Rakotoarivony F, Ramarosandratana AV, Jeannoda VH, Kuhlman AR, Randrianasolo A, Bussmann RW J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 15-Sep-2015
PMCID:PMC4570514
doi:10.1186/s13002-015-0050-2
PMID:26369781
Mineral Acquisition from Clay by Budongo Forest Chimpanzees Reynolds V, Lloyd AW, English CJ, Lyons P, Dodd H, Hobaiter C, Newton-Fisher N, Mullins C, Lamon N, Schel AM, Fallon B PLoS One 28-Jul-2015
PMCID:PMC4517816
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0134075
PMID:26218593
Global-change vulnerability of a key plant resource, the African palms Blach-Overgaard A, Balslev H, Dransfield J, Normand S, Svenning JC Sci Rep 27-Jul-2015
PMCID:PMC4515823
doi:10.1038/srep12611
PMID:26211732

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