Raphia — 9 species
Botanical species in the genus Raphia recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Raphia africana
Raphia africana
Family: Arecaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in swamps and on dry land. A monocarpic plant - growing for several years without flowering, then producing a massive inflorescence and dying after setting seed.
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Raphia australis
Raphia australis
Family: Arecaceae
Cultivation
The plant likes full sun, and bad drainage. Given these conditions, it can be very fast growing, one of the fastest of all palms. A monocarpic plant - growing for 20 - 40 years without flowering, then producing a massive inflorescence and dying after setting seed.
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Raphia farinifera
Raphia farinifera
Family: Arecaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the tropics, it is able to succeed in subtropical areas. Plants succeed in moist tropical climates where temperatures never fall below 10°c, the average annual rainfall is 1,500mm or more and the driest month has 25mm or more rain. Requires a sunny position in a wet soil.
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Raphia hookeri
Raphia hookeri
Family: Arecaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the wet, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 200 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 24 - 30°c, but can tolerate 14 - 36°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 3,000 - 4,000mm, but tolerates 2,000 - 5,000mm.
Full cultivation guide →Raphia palma-pinus
Raphia palma-pinus
Family: Arecaceae
Cultivation
A monocarpic plant - growing for several years without flowering, then producing a massive inflorescence and dying after setting seed.
Full cultivation guide →Raphia regalis
Raphia regalis
Family: Arecaceae
Cultivation
A monocarpic plant - growing for several years without flowering, then producing a massive inflorescence and dying after setting seed.
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Raphia sudanica
Raphia sudanica
Family: Arecaceae
Cultivation
A monocarpic plant - growing for several years without flowering, then producing a massive inflorescence and dying after setting seed.
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Raphia taedigera
Raphia taedigera
Family: Arecaceae
Cultivation
A monocarpic plant - growing for several years without flowering, then producing a massive inflorescence and dying after setting seed.
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Raphia vinifera
Raphia vinifera
Family: Arecaceae
Cultivation
A monocarpic plant - growing for several years without flowering, then producing a massive inflorescence and dying after setting seed.
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