Raphia farinifera (Gaertn.) Hyl.

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Raphia farinifera

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Species id:111960
Image id:21
Image number:25198
Photographer: J Stevens
Picture label:Katanga Province, DRC
Aug 2012
Photo: Jos Stevens
Code 1 if image of a herbarium specimen:0
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Code 1 if image not to be displayed:0
Image notes:This Raphia farinifera occurs in our region many along swampy streams. An extremely useful palm: the fruits offer a highly valued oil for preparing food, the tree provides the best of all palm wines and with the sturdy stems of the very long leaves, people make beds, chairs, sofas, tables and toys. The petioles also serve in making roofs.

Record details:

Record id:74866
Date: 07 Aug 2012
Recorder(s):J Stevens
Collector(s):
Determiner(s):J Stevens
Confirmer(s):MG Bingham
Herbarium:
Habitat:
Location: Ferme Randu, southwest Katanga Province, DRC
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Outing code:
Planted code: Not planted
Country: Democratic Republic of Congo
Quarter Degree Square: 0922B4
Grid reference:
FZ Divisions (Flora Zambesiaca):
Current administrative provinces:
Altitude (metres): 1050
Notes: This Raphia farinifera occurs in our region many along swampy streams. An extremely useful palm: the fruits offer a highly valued oil for preparing food, the tree provides the best of all palm wines and with the sturdy stems of the very long leaves, people make beds, chairs, sofas, tables and toys. The petioles also serve in making roofs.
Latitude, Longitude: -9.317561, 22.931994
Location accuracy code: 4

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: individual images: Raphia farinifera.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/image-display.php?species_id=111960&image_id=21, retrieved 29 March 2024

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