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Raphia hookeri

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
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Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
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Internal ID UUID643feab7e33d0841329608
Scientific name Raphia hookeri
Authority G.Mann & H.Wendl.
First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 24: 438 (1864)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Raphia angolensis Rendle Cat. Afr. Pl. (Hiern) 2(1): 83. 1899
Raphia gigantea A.Chev. Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 12: 198 (1932)
Raphia hookeri var. planifoliola Otedoh J. Nigerian Inst. Oil Palm Res. 6(22): 152 (1982)
Raphia hookeri var. rubrifolia Otedoh J. Nigerian Inst. Oil Palm Res. 6(22): 153 (1982)
Raphia longirostris Becc. Webbia 3: 108 (1910)
Raphia maxima Pechuël-Loesche Loango Exped. 3(1): 155. 1882 (1882)
Raphia sassandrensis A.Chev. Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 12: 199 (1932)
Sagus hookeri (G.Mann & H.Wendl.) Rollisson Nursery Cat. (Rollisson) 1875-1876: 59 (1875)

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Language Common/alternative name
English ivory coast raphia palm
English wine palm
English raffia palm
English ivory coast wine palm
English ivory coast raffia palm
Japanese ナガミノラフィア
Chinese 虎克酒椰

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  • Africa
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Gambia
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Ivory Coast
      • Liberia
      • Nigeria
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Equatorial Guinea
      • Gabon
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000294908
USDA Plants RAHO3
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:669512-1
The Plant List kew-176712
PFAF Raphia hookeri
Open Tree Of Life 971974
NCBI Taxonomy 752824
IUCN Red List 95366666
IPNI 669512-1
iNaturalist 365971
GBIF 5293235
EPPO RAJHO
EOL 1132025
USDA GRIN 30862
Wikipedia Raphia_hookeri

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Scientific Literature Top

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Herbs Used in Antimalarial Medicines: A Study in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana Nortey NN, Korsah S, Tagoe M, Apenteng JA, Owusu FA, Oppong J, Attah AE, Allotey S Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 19-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10460277
doi:10.1155/2023/6697078
PMID:37636997
Effects of Phytochemicals from Fermented Food Sources in Alzheimer’s Disease In Vivo Experimental Models: A Systematic Review Baciu AM, Opris RV, Filip GA, Florea A Foods 23-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10252349
doi:10.3390/foods12112102
PMID:37297345
Eco-Friendly Polysaccharide-Based Synthesis of Nanostructured MgO: Application in the Removal of Cu2+ in Wastewater Balaba N, Horsth DF, Correa JD, Primo JD, Jaerger S, Alves HJ, Bittencourt C, Anaissi FJ Materials (Basel) 10-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9860860
doi:10.3390/ma16020693
PMID:36676431
In Vitro Cytotoxic Activity of African Plants: A Review Canga I, Vita P, Oliveira AI, Castro MÁ, Pinho C Molecules 05-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9370645
doi:10.3390/molecules27154989
PMID:35956938
In Vivo Antiplasmodial Potential of the Leaf, Mesocarp, and Epicarp of the Raphia hookeri Plant in Mice Infected with Plasmodium berghei NK65 Oluyori AP, Nwonuma C, Akpo T, Inyinbor AA, Dada OA, Oladeji OS, Ogunnupebi TA Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 13-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9300302
doi:10.1155/2022/4129045
PMID:35873624
Date Fruits as Raw Material for Vinegar and Non-Alcoholic Fermented Beverages Cantadori E, Brugnoli M, Centola M, Uffredi E, Colonello A, Gullo M Foods 02-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9265875
doi:10.3390/foods11131972
PMID:35804787
Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases and Their Associated Risk Factors in sub-Saharan Africa Odukoya JO, Odukoya JO, Mmutlane EM, Ndinteh DT Plants (Basel) 23-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9143319
doi:10.3390/plants11101387
PMID:35631812
West African medicinal plants and their constituent compounds as treatments for viral infections, including SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Popoola TD, Segun PA, Ekuadzi E, Dickson RA, Awotona OR, Nahar L, Sarker SD, Fatokun AA Daru 27-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9043090
doi:10.1007/s40199-022-00437-9
PMID:35476297
A comprehensive review on the decontamination of lead(ii) from water and wastewater by low-cost biosorbents Bayuo J, Rwiza M, Mtei K RSC Adv 12-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9003363
doi:10.1039/d2ra00796g
PMID:35425067
Botanical from the Fruits Mesocarp of Raphia vinifera Displays Antiproliferative Activity and Is Harmless as Evidenced by Toxicological Assessments Nguenang GS, Mbaveng AT, Bonsou IN, Chi GF, Kuete V Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 29-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8983201
doi:10.1155/2022/4831261
PMID:35392644
Dietary ethanol ingestion by free-ranging spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) Campbell CJ, Maro A, Weaver V, Dudley R R Soc Open Sci 16-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8941420
doi:10.1098/rsos.211729
PMID:35345427
Wandering through southwestern Nigeria: An inventory of Yoruba useful angiosperm plants Ajao AA, Mukaila YO, Sabiu S Heliyon 25-Dec-2021
PMCID:PMC8733184
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08668
PMID:35024488
Approaches to Decrease Hyperglycemia by Targeting Impaired Hepatic Glucose Homeostasis Using Medicinal Plants Mata-Torres G, Andrade-Cetto A, Espinoza-Hernández F Front Pharmacol 23-Dec-2021
PMCID:PMC8733686
doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.809994
PMID:35002743
Metagenomic Investigation Uncovers Presence of Probiotic-Type Microbiome in Kalparasa® (Fresh Unfermented Coconut Inflorescence Sap) Gopal M, Shil S, Gupta A, Hebbar KB, Arivalagan M Front Microbiol 13-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8415118
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.662783
PMID:34484136
Meso-microporous activated carbon derived from Raffia palm shells: optimization of synthesis conditions using response surface methodology Iwar RT, Ogedengbe K, Katibi KK, Oshido LE Heliyon 12-Jun-2021
PMCID:PMC8220243
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07301
PMID:34189325

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