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Raphia sudanica
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Raphia sudanica

Raphia sudanica

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—

A monocarpic plant - growing for several years without flowering, then producing a massive inflorescence and dying after setting seed[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Raphia+sudanica>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
  2. [2]The Raphia Palms of West Africa — Russell T.A. · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London · 1965 ↩︎Describing the six known species of Raphia found in west Africa and their uses.
  3. [3]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
  4. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎