Raphia palm: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Raphia palm in English is the name of a plant defined with Raphia farinifera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sagus ruffia Jacq. (among others).
2) Raphia palm is also identified with Raphia hookeri It has the synonym Raphia hookeri var. planifoliola Otedoh (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Loango Exped. (1882)
· Årsskrift. Föreningen för dendrologi och parkvård. (1952)
· Revue de Botanique Appliquée et d'Agriculture Tropicale (1932)
· Catalogue of the African Plants collected by Dr. F. Welwitsch in 1853-61 (Hiern) (1899)
· Lustgården.
· Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franc. (1920)
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Partial matches: Palm.
Ends with: Ivory coast raphia palm.
Full-text: Ivory coast raphia palm.
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