Raphia
Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
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Distribution
© Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)Raffia Palm
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.[1] 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".[2] They grow up to 1... © Wikipedia authors and editors (licence)
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- Parent Taxon
- Arecaceae
- Species
- Taxonomic Completion
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0 of 20 accepted Species- Global Pollen Project UUID
- 0bc520ab-72ac-49ff-b104-c33970baa44c
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
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