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Raphia farinifera

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Identification
Raphia farinifera Gaertn. [family ARECACEAE ]
Related name
  • Raphia farinifera
Common name
  • túkúrwáá (ZOG) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • bansa (TAR) (WEST CAMEROONS, BAMILEKE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • gongola (Chapman) (NIGERIA, MAMBILA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Raphia farinifera (Gaertn.) Hylander [family PALMAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 3, Part 1,
Names
Raphia farinifera (Gaertn.) Hylander [family PALMAE], in Lustgarten 31: 91 (1952); Russell l.c. 187, figs. 3B, 5C; Hepper in Bull. I.F.A.N. 28, Sér. A: 126 (1966).
Sagus fariniferus Gaertn. [family ], in Fruct2: 186, t120 (1791)
S. ruffia Jacq. [family ], , Fragm7, t4/2 (1801)
Raphia ruffia (Jacq.) Mart. [family PALMAE], , HistNatPalm3: 217 (1839)
Raphia pedunculata P. Beauv. [family PALMAE], , Fl.Oware 1: 78, t. 46 (1806).
Raphia kirkii Engl. [family PALMAE], , Pl. Ost. Afr. A: 10 (1895); Beccari in Webbia 3: 68 (1910).
Raphia humilis [family PALMAE], of Portères in Rev. Bot. Appliq. 27: 204 (1947).
Information
This species, widely distributed in E. and Central Africa, is represented in highland W. Cameroun by a form without a clear trunk, but producing a great cluster of fronds at ground-level, or on a very short stem covered by petioles;common near villages at the edge of water courses, the midribs providing the chief local material for house building.
Habitat
common near villages at the edge of water courses, the midribs providing the chief local material for house building.
Distribution
N. Nig.: S. end of Mambila Plateau fide Hepper l.c.W. Cam.: Bamenda Keay FHI 37938! Baforkum. Bambui Brunt 1139! 1140! Ndop Plain Brunt 1194-7!

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