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Raphia australis (Giant Palm)

Wikipedia Abstract

Raphia australis, the giant palm or rafia, is a species of raffia palm in the Arecaceae family.It is found around Kosi Bay in Mozambique and South Africa.It is threatened by habitat loss by agriculture; it is being threatened in Bobole Special Reserve but is secure in Kosi Bay.
View Wikipedia Record: Raphia australis

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Raphia australis

Attributes

Fruit Conspicuous [1]  No
Height [1]  52 feet (16 m)
Fruit Color [1]  Brown

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Kissling, W. Daniel et al. (2019), Data from: PalmTraits 1.0, a species-level functional trait database for palms worldwide, v4, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.ts45225
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0