Raphia sudanica A.Chev.

Sudan raphia palm (en), Raphia (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Raphia

Characteristics

A palm. It has a stout trunk 2-3 m tall. It can be 10 m tall. The fronds are 12 m long. The young fronds have a yellow stalk. The leaflets are armed with spines on the veins and edges. The fruit are top shaped and dark red when ripe.
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Stout trunk, usually 6-10 ft. but up to 25 ft. high
Spadix with greatly condensed, solid branches
Blunt-nosed, mahogany-red fruits.
A palm, often forming thickets
Stiff, rather upright, leaves
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 8.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in swamps. It grows in drier locations than other Raphia species.
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Wet ground in swamps and by rivers in savannah regions.
Of swampy land in savanna country of the Sudan zone
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten. The stem is tapped as wine.
Uses environmental use food material medicinal oil social use
Edible fruits nuts saps seeds shoots
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Raphia sudanica world distribution map, present in Benin, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Conservation status

Raphia sudanica threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:669538-1
WFO ID wfo-0000294947
COL ID 4RK23
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Raphia bandamensis Raphia sudanica Raphia humilis Raphia heberostris