Arecaceae
Raphia

Raphia vinifera P.Beauv.

First published in Fl. Oware 1: 77 (1806)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to South Sudan. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Repu, Nigeria, Sudan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2020). https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/37757/. epublication.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Couvreur, T.L.P. & Sunderland, T.C.H. (2022). Flore du Cameroun 44: 1-138. Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Mesres), Yaoundé.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • A. Chev. in Rev. Bot. Appliq. 12: 208 (1932)
  • Beccari in Agric. Colon. 4: t. 6 (1910)
  • Beccari in Webbia 3: 88 (1910)
  • F.T.A. 8: 106
  • Fl. Oware 1: 77, tt. 44-46 (1806)
  • Mann & Wendland in Trans. Linn. Soc. 24: 437 (1864)
  • Russell in Kew Bull. 19: 179, figs. 1A, 5D (1965).
  • in Desvaux, Jour. Bot. 2: 79-87 (1809)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2020). https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/37757/. epublication.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ake-Assi [9761] K000707205 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [7951] Zambia K000707251 Yes
Ake-Assi [9761] K000707204 Yes
s.c. [s.n.] Nigeria K000667848 No
Meijer [15236] Cameroon K000707232 Yes
Otedoh, M. [7270b] Nigeria K000707215 Yes
Otedoh, M. [7270a] Nigeria K000707214 Yes
Otedoh, M. [7268] Nigeria K000526827 No
Otedoh, M. [7310] Nigeria K000522259 Yes
Ridley [s.n.] Ghana K000526833 No
Tuley [s.n.] Nigeria K000522261 Yes
Tuley [s.n.] Nigeria K000522260 Yes
Otedoh, M. [s.n.] Nigeria K000707213 Yes
Meijer [15211] Cameroon K000707231 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [8699] Zambia K000707252 Yes
Otedoh, M. [7303] Nigeria K000667838 No
Ake-Assi [9762] K000707206 Yes
Ake-Assi [9762] K000707203 Yes
Otedoh, M. [s.n.] Nigeria K000707212 Yes
Otedoh, M. [7200] Nigeria K000707211 Yes
Jun 17, 2015 Brunt, M. [1194] Cameroon Raphia mambillensis K000522265 No
Jun 17, 2015 Brunt, M. [1140G] Cameroon Raphia mambillensis K000526776 No
Jun 17, 2015 Brunt, M. [1140H] Cameroon Raphia mambillensis K000526769 No
Jun 17, 2015 Brunt, M. [1139F] Cameroon Raphia mambillensis K000526775 No
Jun 17, 2015 Brunt, M. [1195] Cameroon Raphia mambillensis K000707171 Yes
Jun 17, 2015 Brunt, M. [1195] Cameroon Raphia mambillensis K000526770 No
Jun 17, 2015 Brunt, M. [1195] Cameroon Raphia mambillensis K000707170 Yes
Jun 17, 2015 Keay, R.W.J. [FHI37938] Nigeria Raphia mambillensis K000526778 No
Aug 17, 1987 Fay [2987] Central African Republic Raphia mambillensis K000209262 Yes
de Marco, J. Cameroon Raphia mambillensis K:SPC-63294.000 No
Otedoh, M. [7410 a] Nigeria Raphia mambillensis K000209303 Isotype Yes
Otedoh, M. [7270C] Nigeria Raphia vinifera var. nigerica K000462730 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

    • Palmweb 2011. Palmweb: Palms of the World Online. Published on the internet http://www.palmweb.org. Accessed on 21/04/2013
    • Content licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0